1. By Ben Sleater

2. Born October 22, 1913 in Budapest, Hungary as Endre Ernő Friedmann Died May 25, 1954 in Thai Binh, Vietnam Documented 5 wars Originally studied journalism in Berlin, but left due to the rise of Nazism

3. Briefly engaged to Gerda Pohorlle, or Gerda Taro The two created the persona of ‘Robert Capa’ Initially worked for Collier's Weekly magazine, but worked with Life for the majority of his career

4. An exhibition called This is War: Robert Capa at Work ran from 2009-10 An award was created in his honor, the Robert Capa Gold Medal, "best published photographic reporting from abroad, requiring exceptional courage and enterprise“ His brother went on to found the International Center of Photography in NYC in 1974 Magnum Photos was his brainchild, which he co- founded with others, such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, and briefly headed it before his death

5. The Falling Soldier Supposedly taken in Cerro Muriano

9. His photographs capture both the brutality of war and a sense of patriotism

10. "If your picture isn't good enough, you're not close enough." He got closer to the action than ever, portraying war with a sense of realism and grittiness that the general public had yet to see.

11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Capa http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2 67730,00.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2 67730,00.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/ robert-capa/in-love-and-war/47/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/ robert-capa/in-love-and-war/47/ http://www.skylighters.org/photos/robertcapa.html http://www.pbs.org/weta/reportingamericaatwar/rep orters/capa/photo1.html http://www.pbs.org/weta/reportingamericaatwar/rep orters/capa/photo1.html