Robert Capa, the correspondent

The unique exhibition presents some 138 photographs from the series, including many iconic ones, covering the most important stages of the photographer's life, in a thematic approach defined by his oeuvre. Robert Capa's work is important because of the profound impact his images and attitude have had on the public, forever changing the norms of photojournalism and contributing to the understanding and remembrance of history.

Robert Capa lived only 41 years. Born Endre Friedmann in Budapest on 22 October 1913, he died on a landmine during the Indochina War on 25 May 1954.

His name is recorded among the first and best in the history of photography. The war correspondent, who had seen five battlefields, made his mark in his tragically short life: his photographs of the front and the rear created a school and renewed photojournalism. He photographed the war, the fighting, the soldiers in the trenches and the everyday life of the hinterland from the position of a participant observer, with boundless compassion. He was there with the soldiers, he was in the middle of the action and he documented the events in the immediate vicinity of death. It was this proximity, this participation, that recreated the genre of war photography. It is also the subject of his often quoted famous saying: 'If your pictures are not good enough, you were not close enough'.

Robert Capa had a major impact on the photojournalism profession and war photography. His images and work have inspired and continue to inspire generations. The ethical principles and dedication that Capa embodied have remained important pillars of the photojournalism profession ever since.