In Love & War

There's too much running around and asses(assignments) to chase this few weeks. Hecticness, busy-ness or whatever -ness you like to call it, haunt my life like nobody's business. But still, it won't stop me from watching videos about photography, photojournalism and stuff cause it always calms me down a little.

Having to said that, I've just got myself to finish a documentary about the legendary war photographer, Robert Capa. Even if you do not know him, you migh've heard his quote saying that "If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough". Anyways, the documentary is about the life and death of this artist, with the title "In Love and War" which was produced in 2002. It was indeed inspiring and sad at the same time, to see how He rise and fall and his work of undescribe-able photographs.

There's not much chance for us to take those photographs in the modern days like now but at least, we are always inspired by the masters of old time who took photography into their life, they are always surrounded by assignments and documentations of human life, so that we can have the chance to appreciate their work.

The cover of the documentary

The most iconic photograph of the Spanish Civil War, a man upon his death after getting a shot, was captured by Capa.

Photo credit: By late Robert Capa 

The most brutal scene of world war II, the Normandy landing (D-Day). Capa chose to follow these troops for the second wave of landing. Out of the hundreds over exposures, only Eleven remains due to an accident in a photo lab back in London. The eleven photographs told the whole story. The heaviest casualties occured during this day. These shots are taken under heavy firing. Imagine yourself in those situation.

Photo credit: By late Robert Capa 

While these troops were heading to the beach, a lot already died before they even reach there. Those times at war.

Photo credit: By late Robert Capa

Have a nice day peeps. :)