Death in the Making
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Robert Capa (born Endre Ernő Friedmann; October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954) was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars.
In 1936, he became known across the globe for a photo (known as the "Falling Soldier" photo) long falsely presumed to have been taken in Cerro Muriano on the Cordoba Front of a Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM) Militiaman who had just been shot and was in the act of falling to his death. There has been a long controversy about the authenticity of this photograph. A Spanish historian identified the dead soldier as Federico Borrell García, from Alcoi (Alicante). This identification has been disputed.
In 1947, Capa co-founded Magnum Photos with, among others, the French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. The organization was the first cooperative agency for worldwide freelance photographers.
Publications with others
- Death in the Making. New York: Covici Friede, 1938. Photographs by Capa and Taro.
- A Russian Journal. New York: Viking, 1948. Text by John Steinbeck, illustrated with photographs by Capa.
- Report on Israel. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950. By Irwin Shaw and Capa.
