Robert Capa

Robert Capa was born and grew up Hungary. He moved out at age eighteen with the goals of becoming a writer. He was introduced to the world of photography in Berlin and became more interested in art. He was known for his photography and photojournalism of the wars. Capa covered a wide spread of battles and five wars in total. These wars included the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II, 1948 Arab- Israeli War and finally, the first Indochina War. Capturing violence in his photography created an impact on other photographers and amateurs.