Robert Capa was an American photographer and photojournalist who is best known for his images of World War II. He was born in Hungary but immigrated to the United States in the 1930s. He was one of the founders of Magnum Photos, an international photographic cooperative.
The pictures are there, and you just take them. — Robert Capa
You don't have to pose your camera. The pictures are there, and you just take them. The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda. (On the Spanish Civil War, 1937) — Robert Capa
If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough. — Robert Capa
It’s not enough to have talent. You also have to be Hungarian. — Robert Capa
The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda. — Robert Capa
In a war, you must hate somebody or love somebody; you must have a position or you cannot stand what goes on — Robert Capa
The war correspondent has his stake - his life - in his own hands, and he can put it on this horse or that horse, or he can put it back in his pocket at the very last minute. — Robert Capa
The war photographer's most fervent wish is for unemployment — Robert Capa
The [concentration camps] were swarming with photographers and every new picture of horror served only to diminish the total effect. Now, for a short day, everyone will see what happened to those poor devils in those camps; tomorrow, very few will care what happens to them in the future. — Robert Capa
Like people and let them know it. — Robert Capa
Q: Do you really distance yourself from your subject? I mean, what would you do if you were presented with a young girl burning to death?
A: About 1/60 at f5.6. — Robert Capa
The desire of any war photographer is to be put out of business. — Robert Capa
What's the point of getting killed if you've got the wrong exposure? — Robert Capa
The war is like an actress who is getting old. It's less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous. (1944) — Robert Capa
Life Lessons by Robert Capa
Robert Capa's work demonstrates the power of photography to capture and communicate stories of history, human emotion, and the impact of war.
His iconic images of the Spanish Civil War and World War II have become some of the most widely recognized and celebrated photographs of the 20th century.
His work serves as a reminder of the importance of capturing the world around us, and the responsibility of photographers to tell stories that matter.
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