Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, & the Invention of Modern Photojournalism

Synopsis

“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” –Robert CapaRobert Capa and Gerda Taro were young Jewish refugees, idealistic and in love. As photographers in the 1930s, they set off to capture their generation's most important struggle—the fight against fascism. Among the first to depict modern warfare, Capa, Taro, and their friend Chim took powerful photographs of the Spanish Civil War that went straight from the action to news magazines. They brought a human face to war with their iconic shots of a loving couple resting, a wary orphan, and, always, more and more refugees—people driven from their homes by bombs, guns, and planes.Today, our screens are flooded with images from around the world. But Capa and Taro were pioneers, bringing home the crises and dramas of their time—and helping give birth to the idea of bearing witness through technology.With a cast of characters ranging from Langston Hughes and George Orwell to Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway, and packed with dramatic photos, posters, and cinematic magazine layouts, here is Capa and Taro’s riveting, tragic, and ultimately inspiring story.This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.

Copyright:

2017

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

304 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781250109675

Related ISBNs:

9780805098358

Publisher:

Henry Holt and Co.

Date of Addition:

03/27/24

Copyrighted By:

Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Teens, Biographies and Memoirs

Grade Levels:

Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade

Reading Age:

12–18

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.