Faked?
Robert Capa’s famous photograph, Falling Soldier.
After nearly three-quarters of a century Robert Capa’s “Falling Soldier†picture from the Spanish Civil War remains one of the most famous images of combat ever. It is also one of the most debated, with a long string of critics claiming that the photo, of a soldier seemingly at the moment of death, was faked. Now, a new book by a Spanish researcher asserts that the picture could not have been made where, when or how Capa’s admirers and heirs have claimed.
In “Shadows of Photography,†José Manuel Susperregui, a communications professor at the Universidad del PaÃs Vasco, concludes that Capa’s picture was taken not at Cerro Muriano, just north of Córdoba, but near another town, about 35 miles away. Since that location was far from the battle lines when Capa was there, Mr. Susperregui said, it means that “the ‘Falling Soldier’ photo is staged, as are all the others in the series taken on that front.â€. . .
From NYT: New Doubts Raised Over Famous War Photo.
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August 21st, 2009 at 19:42
The next thing they’ll tell us is that Ansel Adams’ MOONRISE was not shot over Hernandez, New Mexico.