New Doubts Raised Over Famous War Photo

Robert Capa’s "Falling Soldier," from the Spanish Civil War has drawn both acclaim and questions over its veracity. Robert Capa/Magnum Photos

From The New York Times:
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.

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My Comment: I remembered the first time I saw the photo (I was a young teenager at the time) .... and I felt that it was staged.

Fake or not .... it is what it symbolizes that makes it important. The moment that a life is loss because of war.