Who's Kappa?

Robert capa, a Hungarian, was born in Budapest in 19 13. His original name is Andre and Kappa is his pen name. He decided to be a photographer when he was 0/7 years old. After studying at the University of Berlin, he first worked for a news agency in Berlin and then worked as a reporter in Paris. Because his photography works were valued by a photography magazine, he was assigned to the battlefield for interviews.

1936 during the Spanish civil war, capa shot a soldier in the Spanish battlefield and was about to fall down. This immersive work, published under the titles of Spanish Warrior, Martyr on the Battlefield and Time of Death, immediately shocked the photography circle at that time and became an immortal battlefield photography work. Kappa also took his young girlfriend to Spain for an interview. German female photographer Gerd Dana was involved in the battlefield filled with smoke. Dana died unfortunately under the track of a tank. The sad kappa stared at the battlefield forever. Most of his life's photographs are set in the war. He used the camera as a weapon to expose the war. Kappa said, "The camera itself can't stop the war, but the photos taken by the camera can expose the war and stop the development of the war."

1937, Japanese militarism invaded China. The following year, Kappa and Si Nuo, the author of Red Star over China, agreed to go to Yan 'an for an interview, but when they arrived in Xi, they were blocked by the Kuomintang. Kappa is the only allied war correspondent in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression who can cover the China war zone. He took many news photos exposing the crimes committed by Japanese invaders in Shanghai and other places and made them public. Later, he went to Britain, North Africa and Italy for photo interviews. 1944 opened up the second battlefield with the United Nations troops, participated in the Normandy landing war in northern France, and took extremely wonderful photos.

1946, Kappa met Seymour from Poland and Bresson from France in new york. They set up Megan Photo News Agency, with offices in Paris and new york. Later, they joined other famous photographers, such as Jia Luo in the United States and Bisov in Switzerland. In the 30 years since the foundation of Megan's Society, great events have happened in every corner of the western world, and their photographers are present. They are selfless.

1954, Kappa quietly went to the battlefield in Vietnam despite the dissuasion of relatives and friends. He used his camera to reflect "the tragedy of Vietnam" (the title of Capa's last work). Unfortunately, he accidentally stepped on a mine and died at the age of 4 1.

1On June 25th, 954, every evening newspaper in America published the death of Kappa. The next day, the Daily News reported "About the Death of Kappa" with a headline, and TV stations, radio stations and times all over new york also reported in a large space, unanimously praising him as the bravest war photographer. In order to commemorate him, there are 13 exhibitions of Kappa's personal works in the world, and many influential photography books introduced him. Special issues were published in Britain and France. 1955 Life magazine and the American Overseas Journalists Club set up the "robert capa Gold Award" to encourage photographers who have made achievements in news photography. 1966, the United States established the "Caring for People Photography Foundation" to commemorate the photographers who died in the Megan Society such as Kappa.