tonytree Posted January 26, 2008 Share #1 Â Posted January 26, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) The New York Times has a story of a 'cache' Robert Capa's negatives of Spanish Civil War recently discovered in Mexico. Amazing story. Just google for the slide show. Â Tony T Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 Hi tonytree, Take a look here capa's lost negatives. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
kidigital Posted January 26, 2008 Share #2  Posted January 26, 2008 Very interesting article, for those who may be fascinated by the history of photography. Here's the link:  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/arts/design/27kenn.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin  Kurt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted January 26, 2008 Share #3 Â Posted January 26, 2008 Thanks for the link................... here's hoping we see some positives either way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubenkok Posted January 26, 2008 Share #4 Â Posted January 26, 2008 Hi Tony, Thanks for the tip, great Here is the link: Robert Capa's Lost Negatives - The New York Times > Arts > Slide Show > Slide 1 of 10 regards Ruben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyedeebee Posted January 26, 2008 Share #5 Â Posted January 26, 2008 I can throughly recommend "Blood and Champagne:The Life and Times of Robert Capa" by Alex Kershaw, if people find this thread interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 26, 2008 Share #6 Â Posted January 26, 2008 Fantastic, some of the images linked to were great. I have always admired Capa's work, and these are a very exiting find. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angora Posted January 26, 2008 Share #7 Â Posted January 26, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I wonder who wrote the negative informations on the inside of the case, his assistant as said by the article or Capa? Both were from Hungary, lived in France and it's written in French. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted January 26, 2008 Share #8 Â Posted January 26, 2008 A friend of mine has color motion pictures of Capa & Hemingway during WWII. His father was the war correspondent for, I think it was called "MovieTone" (?) anyway the news videos that were shown in theaters during the war. There are scenes from DDay at Omaha Beach also. He has made the old movies into a VHS but it is not available to the public. Someday I hope to wheedle a copy from him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted January 26, 2008 Share #9 Â Posted January 26, 2008 I can throughly recommend "Blood and Champagne:The Life and Times of Robert Capa" by Alex Kershaw, if people find this thread interesting.And I can thoroughly recommend Gerda Taro, the catalog of the recent exhibit of her work at the ICP in New York. You wonder how many of these negs are hers... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted January 26, 2008 Share #10 Â Posted January 26, 2008 a GREAT find and thanks for the link guys. Â Azzo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted January 26, 2008 Share #11 Â Posted January 26, 2008 Tony, read the article this morning. A few months ago the ICP in NYC had a wonderful retrospective of his work, with original prints and several iterations of most of his seminal images. Also his wife & collaborater had her work on display with a collection of fascinating European posters/propoganda against fascism. Amazing man & artist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm1912 Posted January 27, 2008 Share #12 Â Posted January 27, 2008 I just saw the article and was going to put a link to it, but I see that I'm behind the times as always! Â It's interesting about the joint credit of some photos, questioning the authorship of the photos. Makes one wonder about things... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted January 28, 2008 Share #13  Posted January 28, 2008 For what is its worth, this was his last frame. Fifteen minutes later he was bleeding to death in the ditch on the right. So they reckon. Him, Salgado, not part of the slimy rain coat hide my leica up my arse brigade.  ..... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  ps...You read Viet you can tell me whether he died with a Leica or his Nikon just out of hand. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  ps...You read Viet you can tell me whether he died with a Leica or his Nikon just out of hand. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/43671-capas-lost-negatives/?do=findComment&comment=464436'>More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted January 28, 2008 Share #14 Â Posted January 28, 2008 Rob, actually I believe it was a Contax. However, I have the Life Magazine from 1954 with the article which has a snap someone else took of Capa right before he got blasted which shows his camera. It's up in my attic so I'll trundle up there sometime soon and take a looksee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted January 28, 2008 Share #15 Â Posted January 28, 2008 Interesting stuff. Look it up John. Thanks. Look forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountaineer-American Posted January 28, 2008 Share #16 Â Posted January 28, 2008 Capa's book Slightly Out of Focus is very good. He tells of his early days as photojournalist, covering the Spanish Civil War, hitting the beach on D-Day, how his D-Day negatives were handled, founding of Magnum, many other episodes as well. Have not read it for several years but my recollection is he carried Contax cameras with different lenses on D-Day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
octo Posted January 28, 2008 Share #17 Â Posted January 28, 2008 From a Capa's book I have at home, I see a series of pictures preceding his famous one of the Spanish soldier being hit by a bullet that shows that unfortunate man getting ready to leap from a gully into the open; this makes me believe the shot wasn't staged but, yes, I am eagerly looking forward to the publication of his newly discovered negatives to see if they are part of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted January 28, 2008 Share #18 Â Posted January 28, 2008 Richard Whelan (who pulled together the images for Robert Capa - the Definitive Collection) also wrote an excellent biography worth reading. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted January 28, 2008 Share #19 Â Posted January 28, 2008 Rob, after two hours of going through boxes I found the article. Life Magazine, June 7, 1954. On the first page is the last picture taken of Bob Capa. His camera is a Contax w/chrome lens and hood and it has an external viewfinder. The article states that he was the first Life war photographer ever killed in the line of duty. The article is seven pages and features his last pictures. Perhaps the archives of Life are available on line? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvinboy24 Posted January 28, 2008 Share #20 Â Posted January 28, 2008 Now if there were any way to ever recover those remaining images he took on D-Day, the world would see more of the point of view on that horrifying scene. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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