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Who was the most famous war photographer during World War II?

Of course, this is robert capa. He is not only the best war correspondent in World War II, but even the best war correspondent on record. Capa's classic sentence "If your work is not good enough, it is because you are not close enough to the battlefield". Finally, this guy was killed by a mine in Vietnam. That's a real pity.

1936 during the Spanish civil war, capa shot a soldier in the Spanish battlefield and was about to fall down. This immersive work was published with the titles of Spanish Warrior, Battlefield Martyr and Time of Death, which immediately shocked the photography circle at that time, became an immortal work of war photography and a masterpiece handed down by Capa. Kappa went to Spain to interview his young girlfriend, German photographer Gerd Dana. They * * * haunted the battlefield filled with smoke with despair, and Dana died unfortunately under the track of the 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, and Kappa failed to make it. At that time, he was the only allied war correspondent in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression who could cover the China war zone. In Shanghai and other places, he took many news photos exposing the crimes of the Japanese invaders and made them public. Later, he went to Britain, North Africa and Italy for photo interviews. 1944, with the United Nations troops opening up the second battlefield and participating in the Normandy landing war in northern France, he took extremely wonderful photos. 1946, Kappa met Seymour in new york and Bresson in France. They set up Megan Photo News Agency, with offices in Paris and new york. Later, he joined other famous photographers, such as Jia Luo in the United States and Bisov in Switzerland. In the thirty years since Megan's Society was founded, great events have happened in every corner of the Chinese and western worlds, and their photographers are all present. They shoot with selfless enthusiasm and even go deep into the front line with blood and life, setting a new example for the form and content of news photography. 1954, Kappa quietly came to Vietnam despite the dissuasion of relatives and friends. He used his camera to reflect the tragedy in 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 news of Kappa's death. 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 one of the bravest war photographers. In order to commemorate him, Kappa's personal works have been exhibited for thirteen times around the world, and he has been introduced in many world-influential photography books and periodicals. Kappa's works have been published in America, Britain and France. 1955 American Life magazine and overseas journalists' club set up the robert capa Gold Award to encourage photographers who have made achievements in news photography. From 65438 to 0966, the "Caring for People Photography Foundation" was established in the United States to commemorate photographers who died in Megan's clubs such as Kappa.