Famous Photographer #20: Robert Capa

Robert Capa exploited wars and it made him a legend in modern photography. He found a job as a darkroom apprentice when he was 18. He scored his first scoop with pictures of Leon Trotsky. Capa was sent to Spain ad his picture of a dying Spanish soldier made his famous overnight. He went to China and took pictures of the Battle of Taierchwang. He came back to Spain and covered the Spanish war. He eventually went to America and became part of the Life magazine staff. He continued to travel allover wherever work took him. He became the most colorful war photographer because of his pictures of war on Omaha Beach. Later, Capa became a businessman selling photographs.