Today i will really enjoy this post, sometimes i wonder myself saying "what would happen if someday go to a march and between the photographers appears one guy with an analogue camera, close to the conflict and near from all the action, and of course called ROBERT CAPA"
The phrase i posted in the title reflected what robert capa was. someone decided, and a passionate photographer who let him cameras talk by itself, that is one of the many reasons why i would be excited to meet him. sadly he died in 1954 :(, died in duty killed by a landmine at Thai Binh, as he tried to get just that little bit closer, just like he said, just like his life.
I've allways admired the force he had and the "other way" to see the war or conflicts, despite some people think "oh that's morbid, it's just a bunch of bloody corpes all over the floor" to me it's just a man who decided to go with an extra eye and with it capture his side of the war, someday some people will se the pictures and will have a record of its time in the world.
If he would be alive, anoher difficult question to me would be "what the hell am i gonna talk with him?" lol, it's funny when we say "oh i wish to meet this guy/girl/actrees whatever and have in front of me and say that i love him/her" but we all know that never happen XD. but inspite of that i think i'd asking him "why photography and not another career more conventional or with less risk than to be a war photographer, another question (a little bit stupid) would be what type of film he prefers and of course what lens did he use to take all the pictures he took, i'm pretty sure he'll get bore but at least i'd make another dream came true, and that's a good thing right?
For my generation would be interesting to have one point of view in specific, in particular "these one" because all people who start photography, in particular, journalistic photography have to make works in based the look of capa or see him pictures in classes. hope not to be much wrong :P
Take care all of you!
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