Robert Capa, the legendary Hungarian-born photojournalist who set the prevailing standard for war photographers, spoke seven languages — none very well. He didn’t need to. For over 20 of the bloodiest ...

NEW YORK — The man on the other end of the line was a well-known novelist. Before that, he’d been a well-known war correspondent. I was calling him to ask him to review a new biography. This was 30 ...

Robert Capa and Gerda Taro are considered to be the founders of modern war photography. In September 1936, Capa took one of the most famous wartime Pictures in history: "Falling soldier." Gerda Taro ...

For many, Robert Capa is the quintessential photojournalist. Honest, insightful, poetic and fearless, Capa’s work granted license and creative inspiration to any and all who followed in his footsteps.

Where: Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. When: Aug. 1 through Sept. 26 How much: Free Andre Friedmann, known to the world as Robert Capa, and Gerda Taro lived the kind of ...

War photographer Robert Capa was alongside the Allies storming the beaches of Normandy during WWII. He made it out—but the images he captured nearly didn’t. An American soldier crawls in the surf as ...

Oct. 22, Endre Friedmann (a.k.a Robert Capa) is born in Budapest, Hungary to Deszo Friedmann and Julianna Henrietta Berkovitz. As a result of the American stock market crash, the Friedmanns suffer ...

The Spanish Civil War broke out on July 19 1936 and in early August, Robert Capa and his photographer companion (and lover) Gerda Taro arrived in Spain to cover the events. In September, Capa and ...

In 1947, two years after WWII ended, four war photographers founded Magnum Photos. Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David “Chim” Seymour had each reported on the atrocities and ...

Robert Capa was a Hungarian-American war photographer and photojournalist as well as the companion and professional partner of photographer Gerda Taro. He is considered by some to be the greatest ...