Robert Capa: The Definitive Collection | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Whelan
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 572
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.9
Dimensions (in): 10 x 9.8 x 1.8
ISBN: 0714844497
Dewey Decimal Number: 070.49092
EAN: 9780714844497
ASIN: 0714844497
Publication Date: November 1, 2004
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Product Description
Robert Capa (19131954), one of the greatest photographers of the twentieth century and a founding member of the Magnum photographic agency, had the mind of a passionate and committed journalist and the eye of an artist. His lifework, consisting of more than 70,000 negative frames, constitutes an unparalleled documentation of a crucial twenty-two-year period (19321954) encompassing some of the most catastrophic and dramatic events of the last century. This book represents the most definitive selection of Robert Capas work ever published, a collection of 937 photographs selected by Capas brother, Cornell Capa (himself a noted LIFE photographer), and his biographer, Richard Whelan, who meticulously re-examined all of Robert Capas contact sheets to compile this master set of images.
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 Robert Capa, photographer August 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An excellent book, well printed, with a lot of photographs. The whole book gives a very good vieuw of the work of Capa. A must for everybody!
 This slice of history is a treasure June 26, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a student of photography in the 1970's, I was familiar with a few dozen of
these images. However I'm thrilled to be able to experience and share this
collection of hundreds of Robert Capa's images, in roughly chronological order, including a few glimpses shot by others which help give a sense of the
times and places in which he blazed fearlessly through his inevitably short life. This is a great gift for anyone interested in the life and work of the
photojournalist covering the frontlines of world conflict.
Incredible August 27, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Some of the best war photography. Includes all of Capa's most famous photos, and gives some biographical info. I found it inspiring -- it's more important to be close than to have fancy equipment. Courage and preparation win out.
It is definitive December 8, 2001
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
I have not seen another book on Robert Capa that provides such a complete and insightful coverage of his career and voluminous production. For those who appreciate the importance of Capa's contribution to the history of photography and the rendition of key events spanning a momentous era of human history, this book is a "must-have". At the same time, it is unfortunate that the publishers chose to economize on the quality of the printing and the binding.
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