p l u r a l :: robert capa photographs

Capa's images speak for themselves in the context of modern war photography. Compare his images with the United States Department of Defense's techno-idealization of "modern" warfare.

For Further Reading:

As Capa Saw... offers a look at a few of Capa's photos and a capsule biography.

ROBERT CAPA by Mario Cutajar "To get the images that established him as the archetype of the modern war photojournalist--the suave, existential witness to manmade hell..."

The Illusions of Military Power by A. J. Bacevich. Not really about photography, but about the shifts in public perception about war.

DefenseLINK, the official web site for the Department of Defense and the starting point for finding U.S. military information online.

DefenseLINK Multimedia Gallery: Scary.

Private Spy from Wired 5.08
General article on defense imaging and emerging commercial satellite ventures.

War Is Virtual Hell from Wired 1.01
Bruce Sterling reports back from the electronic battlefield.

Doom Goes To War from Wired 5.04
The Marines are looking for a few good games.

back to article...

"A Frenchwoman with her baby fathered by a
German soldier, punished by having her head
shaved after the liberation of the town, Chartres,
August 18, 1944"

US Department of Defense Satellite Image:
Operation Desert Fox: Al Kut Barracks

"Hanoi, May 23, 1954"

US Department of Defense Satellite Image:
Operation Desert Fox: Tikrit Radio Jamming
Station

"An American Medic Treats a Captured
German Soldier, Sicily, July 1943"

US Department of Defense Satellite Image:
Operation Desert Fox: Abu Rajash Presidential
Command & Control Facility

"An American soldier, Killed by German snipers,
Leipzig, April 18, 1945"

All Capa Images © Estate of Robert Capa, reproduced
from Robert Capa: Photographs, Aperture

Military Images courtesy United States Department of Defense