Robert Capa.

The new episode of the podcast “People and events aren’t accidents” is dedicated to a legendary and paradoxical figure – Robert Capa. “The Five Wars photographer” and cofounder of the Magnum agency, he is an author not only of iconic shots, but of a genuine scenario to his own life rich in myth and legend.

In this episode, accompanied by experts, we shall discuss:

How and why did Capa create his own legend, making up his biography and charismatic “superhero” persona from Hollywood who had been friends with Hemingway and captured wars on film?
How come is it that not only does the staging of the notorious “The Falling Soldier” not diminish the significance of this photograph, but furthemore reveals the photographer’s talent?
What is wrong with the legend of the famous photographs depicting the allied Normandy landings?
How did Robert Capa influence cinematography and whom among stage directors did he inspire?
How did Capa employ the code of conduct of his Magnum agency—”No staging”—in fashion photography?
Where does the fine line divide the usage of frame staging as a powerful means of artistic expression or as an instrument for manufacturing disinformation?