The Falling Soldier by Robert Capa (1936) Story behind perhaps the most well known war photograph

The Falling Soldier by Robert Capa (1936) Story behind perhaps the most well known war photograph

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"No tricks are necessary to take pictures in Spain. You don't have to pose your camera. The pictures are there, and you just take them. The truth is the best, the best propaganda."

Robert Capa, interview with New York World-Telegram, September 2nd 1937 


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If you want to find more information here are some sources and interesting pages:

The Falling Soldier,1936 Met Museum
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/283315
The Falling Soldier, TIME 100 Photos
http://100photos.time.com/photos/robert-capa-falling-soldier
Robert Capa and the Spanish Civil War
https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/conflict/robert-capa-spanish-civil-war/
Rare Historical Photos
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/falling-soldier-1936/
New light shed on Capa's "Falling Soldier" photo
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-leisure-capa/new-light-shed-on-capas-falling-soldier-photo-idUKTRE4AA05220081111
The Falling Soldier By Robert Capa - Still A Mystery! I ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS #7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ABQEU_WuzA&t
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falling_Soldier
The Mythical Appeal of Robert Capa’s The Falling Soldier
https://medium.com/@ishaanj/the-mythical-appeal-of-robert-capas-the-falling-soldier-693dad19ecdc
New Doubts Raised Over Famous War Photo
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/arts/design/18capa.html
Capa's 'Falling Soldier': The Modest Birth of an Iconic Picture
https://time.com/3638051/capas-falling-soldier-the-modest-birth-of-an-iconic-picture/