Robert Capa who is famous for war's photographer in th twenty century. Robert was born in 1913, Pest-Buda, Hungary. When he was 17, he made up his mind to become a great photographer. After graduating from university of Berlin, he worked as a journalist in Paris. Because of his outstanding at workng, he was appointed to battleground.
In 1936, Capa took a photo about a soldoer who was shot and about to falling to the ground in the Spanish civil war. This picture was first published in French magazine Vu. Meanwhile, there was another photo showed the similar information as Capa's picture. Although Capa's picture has become disputable, there is no doubt that his picture falling soldier is lively and expose how cruel the war is.
He hated war, in order to against the war, he devoted himself in catching the real moment in the battle. He also published the photos to magazine so that exposed the war's real face. He had many times close to death, but he never afraid of dying. In the battle, he tried to approach as close as he could catch the picture in the war. However, he died in Vienamese war when he was 41.
When we look at his achievement and experience in the whole life, we have to be proud of him. He left his spirit that: Camera can not stop war but photograph can expose war and prevent war.
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