The next photograph I’m going to show you is very violent, because it’s the precise instant of someone dying. It’s not recommend for sensible persons, so you decide if you want to continue or not.
This photograph called “Death of a Loyalist Soldier” was taken by Robert Capa in 1936 during the civil war of Spain. The photograph takes the precise moment of a bullet entering in the head of a soldier, and caught his dead. For many photographers this is the best war photograph of all times, and the most famous too. But like every controversial photograph, this one it’s object of a debate of many professional photographers who doubts of his veracity.
Finally in 1996, sixty years later of the event, was proved the veracity of the photograph, and was recognized the person who appears dying. He was Federico Borrel Garcia, and he has only 25 years old.
Robert Capa is very famous for his war photographs. He was participating in a lot of wars, like the Second World War and Vietnam, and in all of it have famous photographs. It’s one of the most important photographers of the history, and has a lot of films and documentaries about his life and career.
The composition of the photograph it’s amazing, and it’s a lesson for filmmakers and photographers about how to compose a picture. It’s a perfect example of have a great eye for these things.
I like this photograph because it’s the most powerful proof of the violence of wars, and it’s the most emblematic symbol to fight against the violence. Like a filmmaker I think this is the best photograph of all times.
