Robert Capa related events

I——Andr6 Friedmann

"I——Andr6 Friedmann" (Andr6 Friedmann) is a self-narrative prose, The author is none other than Brother Capa. How Friedman became Capa is a fascinating and revealing anecdote in the history of photography. Friedman was born in Budapest, Hungary. He was very interested in politics in middle school and had intended to join the Communist Party. During a secret meeting to join the party, he took his bet back into his pocket at the last minute and turned away. Unexpectedly, he was followed by the government authorities the next day, and his family was also interrogated. Friedman had to sneak out of the country immediately and go to Germany to study. From then on, he said goodbye to his hometown relatives forever. He was only eighteen years old at that time. That's all (1931). Friedman arrived in Berlin, where he worked part-time and worked as a master's assistant in a photo studio. This is how he fell in love with photography. Three years later, he went to Paris to make a name for himself and became one of the world's most famous fictitious photographers. ——Rob Capa. Friedman, who was full of evil ideas, rented an office in Paris with his Spanish girlfriend Gerda Talc (Gerda Talc died on the front line of the Spanish Civil War after breaking up with Capa in 1937), claiming to be a young and wealthy American. Photography experts - Robert Capa's agency. Friedman was responsible for making the photos, and Tarot used her clever tricks to sell them. He said that Mr. "Capa" was so rich that he didn't bother to make a living from photos, so each photo had to cost 150 francs. No, otherwise there is no need to discuss it. It is up to you whether you want to buy it or not. This price was three times the highest price at that time, but Tarot was forced to sell them one by one. A few months later, a "Capa fever" formed in the market, and important European newspapers and periodicals rushed to request photos of this "great photographer" whose name was only heard but whose identity was unknown. In addition, Tarot used the same trick on American news organizations, claiming that "Capa" was a young and wealthy video guru in Paris who made a lot of money. Of course, this wasn't just luck, Friedman's superior photography drive was the main reason for his success. However, this scam was finally exposed by M Lader Vogel, the photo programmer of Vu magazine. There was a riot at an international conference in Geneva. All reporters were rudely driven away by the Swiss police. Only Friedman sneaked in and took exclusive close-ups. As luck would have it, this scene was clearly seen by Tik who was standing by. Three days later, those photos were delivered to Tonk’s desk. He called Capa’s agent. Tarot replied: “These exclusive photos of Mr. Capa cost three hundred francs each. ." Waichong replied: "The matter about Capa is quite new, but please tell that ridiculous little Friedman, who is wearing a dirty leather jacket and taking pictures everywhere, to report to my office at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. ” In this way, Andre Friedman had to make his official debut as Robert Capa. Today, everyone has almost forgotten Capa’s real name.

Champagne·Horse Racing·Magnum

Capa became even more popular after his appearance, and as wars around the world gradually escalated, he began to travel around the world all year round, racing against bullets. Press the shutter button hard. In 1936, he visited the United States for the first time; in 1938, he went to Japan and China; in 1939, he went to Europe and then to the United States; from 1941 to 1945, he began to work exclusively for "Life" magazine. Photography in various theaters of war in Europe. These works were all flown back to the United States on military planes before the negatives were developed, and were enlarged by others. Capa often didn't see his works until months or even a year later. He spent all day in the trenches and could not imagine that his fame had spread all over the world. Capa has almost become synonymous with war correspondents. In addition to influencing countless latecomers with his war photography, Capa's greatest achievement in the history of photography was the founding of the most influential photography organization in history - MAGNUM. In 1947, Capa brought together several colleagues - Cartier-Bresson, David Seymour, and George Rodger - to set up an agency to specialize in distribution. Photos of images of troubled times. While they were struggling with the name of the company, Capa had an idea and chose a champagne name - "Magnum". "Magnum" is a two-quart barrel of champagne that is often drunk at parties celebrating the survival of friends. This also reflects Capa's witty character and optimistic outlook on life. Capa was the leader of Magnum until his death. Without him, the group would not exist today and become a gathering place for all the top reportage photographers in the world. In the early days, Capa often had to rely on horse racing to repay the salaries of his employees and colleagues. Bresson often had big quarrels with Capa because his remuneration was misappropriated by Capa as gambling capital. But everyone knew that Capa was betting on the survival of the entire group, so they didn't care too much. Capa almost never published any creative views on the art of photography. He was very talented in literature and still maintained the habit of writing notes in the trenches. However, they were all notes from that time and his own views on life, destiny, war, friendship, feelings, etc. ’s text, one of his most famous photography quotes is: “If your photos aren’t good enough, it’s because you’re not close enough to the gunfire.

” His photos do not make people feel the importance of skills, but reveal a period of courage that can only be paid for with life. This courageous spirit makes his photos regarded as classics by people of any faction, and no one will criticize his performance. Whether it's delicate enough, whether it's conveyed powerfully enough, whether it's cropped tightly enough, whether the shutter timing is just right, whether the tone is rich enough, the quality of his most famous photo "Being Shot" is quite poor, and the other frame "No. "Mandy Landing" is even blurry. Focus, aperture, and shutter are all useless terms in his photos. He used his life to take pictures instead of using machines. Therefore, Capa is called a "great man" by ordinary people. The only photographer.

Lucky Capa

Capa has always been famous for his luck. Other reporters in the same group gave him the nickname "Lucky Capa" on the day of his death. , his burial place, Thai Binn, was just when the war was beginning to subside. Several reporters walked out of the trenches and took a walk. Capa, who was carrying a camera, said he wanted to walk around to see if there was anything to take pictures soon. , these reporter friends heard the explosion coming from the direction Capa was walking, and they all said involuntarily: "Damn it, Lucky Capa got a good shot again. ” As a result, a landmine took Capa’s life! Since then, the world has lost another great man – Robert Capa.