Robert Capa: spectator and adjuvant in the conflicts of his time

Authors

  • Rodolpho Cavalheiro Neto Universidade Estadual Júlio de Mesquita
  • María Dolores Aybar Ramírez Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2009v5n6p99

Keywords:

Robert Capa – life and works, photography, War photojournalism, History – Twentieth Century.

Abstract

This article is intended to revisit the biography of photojournalist Robert Capa (1913-1954), in order to record his status as a spectator - in view of the technical innovations in photography and concept modifications - and investigate his stance as adjuvant in warfare. Paradoxically, Capa was distinguished as the most important war photographer in the first half of the twentieth century, but at the same time, he used his camera as a tool to consolidate his thought as an engaged photographer and as a weapon against belligerency. In an interview, he made clear his dislike for the war: “I hate violence and the thing that I hate most is war.”

Author Biographies

Rodolpho Cavalheiro Neto, Universidade Estadual Júlio de Mesquita

Fotógrafo. Bacharel em Relações Internacionais pela UNESP – Universidade Estadual Júlio de Mesquita. Pesquisador de fotojornalismo de guerra.

María Dolores Aybar Ramírez, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

Fotógrafa. Graduada em Filologia (Secção Francesa) pela Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1986). Mestre em Letras Modernas (Espanhol) pela Université de Paris III – Sorbonne-Nouvelle (1992). Doutora em Estudos Literários pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2003). Professora assistente e docente do programa de pós-graduação em Estudos Literários da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, em Araraquara (SP).

Published

2009-12-15

How to Cite

Cavalheiro Neto, R., & Aybar Ramírez, M. D. (2009). Robert Capa: spectator and adjuvant in the conflicts of his time. Discursos Fotograficos, 5(6), 99–130. https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2009v5n6p99

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