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Robert Capa
By Martin Garcia
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Biography
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Born Andre Friedmann Oct 22, 1933, In Austria, Hungary.
Died May 24,1954 in Thai, Binh State of vietnam at the age of 40.
Parents: Dezso and Julia Friedmann-Berkovits.
Left home at the age of 18 because there was little hope after world war 1.
Wanted to be a writer but found work in photography in Berlin and grew up
to love the art.
In 1933 he moved from Germany to France because of Nazism and
persecution of Jewish photographers.
He had to get rid of the Jewish name “Friedman” and named himself
“Robert Capa”
His nickname in school was “Capa” which meant shark and also sounded
American.
Known for war photography.
What is the lighting used? (Artificial
(inside) or natural (outside).
The lightning used in this picture would be
natural.
D-Day landing, Omaha
beach June 6, 1944
What direction is it coming from?
Comment on the lighting
The direction it would come from
would be an angle.
What is the main subject of the
photograph?
The main subject would be the american
soldier taking cover in the water.
What is the photographer trying to
communicate in the photograph?
He is trying to communicate by showing
what was going on during the war at
the time he was taking the pictures.
What is the lighting used? (Artificial
(inside) or natural (outside).
The lightning used in this picture would be
outside
What direction is it coming from?
Comment on the lighting
The direction it would come from would be
from the front.
What is the main subject of the
photograph?
American soldier with war orphans adopted The main subjects would be the soldier
by his unit. London, 1943.
and orphans.
What is the photographer trying to
communicate in the photograph?
He is trying to communicate by showing
what was going on during the war at
the time he was taking the pictures.
What is the lighting used? (Artificial
(inside) or natural (outside).
The lightning used in this picture would be
natural.
What direction is it coming from?
Comment on the lighting
The direction it would come from would be
an angle.
American soldier killed by German
Snipers. Leipzig, Germany , April 18 1945
What is the main subject of the
photograph?
The main subject would be the soldier shot
down by the German snipers.
What is the photographer trying to
communicate in the photograph?
He is trying to communicate by showing
what was going on during the war at
the time he was taking the pictures.
What is the lighting used? (Artificial
(inside) or natural (outside).
The lightning used in this picture would be
natural.
What direction is it coming from?
Comment on the lighting
The direction it would come from would be
an angle.
D-Day landing, Omaha beach
June 6, 1944
What is the main subject of the
photograph?
The main subjects would be the soldiers of
war.
What is the photographer trying to
communicate in the photograph?
He is trying to communicate by showing
what was going on during the war at
the time he was taking the pictures.
What is the lighting used? (Artificial
(inside) or natural (outside).
The lightning used in this picture would be
natural.
What direction is it coming from?
Comment on the lighting
The direction it would come from would be
an angle.
Departure of Chiang Kai-Sheks
German military advisors.
Hankow, 1938
What is the main subject of the
photograph?
The main subjects would be the military
advisors
What is the photographer trying to
communicate in the photograph?
He is trying to communicate by showing
what was going on during the war at
the time he was taking the pictures.