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Slightly out of Focus
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Slightly out of Focus
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Robert Capa
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8.8
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Robert Capa never aspired to be a photographer. He wanted to be a reporter and a novelist: a writer. It was only by chance that he drifted and was pushed by various circumstances into photography, his work later establishing him as the foremost photojournalist in the world.
On September 28, 1999, the Modern Library will publish his 1947 war memoir, Slightly Out Of Focus. This new edition includes more than 100 photos, some rarely seen, all extraordinary, and based in part on Capa s edit of his photos for the first edition. With new captions by Capa's biographer, Richard Whelan, and a foreward by Cornell Capa, Robert's brother, Slightly Out Of Focus contains some of Capa's best work ever, magnified by his vivid prose.
By World War II, Capa was at the height of his career as a photojournalist, having found the perfect balance between the essential recklessness and love of a good time, and his genius with the camera. Slightly Out Of Focus is Capa's own account of his World War II experiences. His writing is often hilarious, highly readable, and full in insight. He is as much preoccupied with finding the next card game, hot meal, and bottle of booze as he is with stayinig alive on the battlefront.
Capa captured some of the defining images of the war—his photographs of the Normandy landing were the first to reach the States, and to his day remain the best imagistic record of D-Day (Steven Speilberg studied them in preparation for the opening sequence of "Saving Private Ryan").
Whether crashing on an overcrowded hotel room floor with John Steinbeck, hoisting a few with Hemingway, or realizing what a fool he was to have volunteered for a hopelessly dangerous mission, it's easy to see why Capa was beloved by all who knew him—and why his work continues to amaze and inspire.
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https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375753966
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Rafael Agustin Delgado
Student/Intern / Photographer
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Pasadena / Fullerton
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[03/16/09] Even for photographers, this books flows easy, and more importantly makes for a very pleasant and entertaining perspective on Robert Capa. It is over 60 years since these events occurred however a good story is a good story never the less. Whether it was completely based on facts or interlace with fiction, it does not matter, it provides insight to the inspiration behind the legend and originator of, "If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough." |
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| 9 |
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Bill Frakes
Photographer
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New York
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[04/09/04] Terrific read.
You just can't have too much Capa. |
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| 9 |
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Brett Flashnick
Photographer / Student/Intern
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Bowling Green
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[04/07/04] My new hero. This definately proves the saying "f/8 and be there" is true. I hope that if I ever make it to a war zone I have some stories like this to bring back with me. |
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| 10 |
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Tom Gallagher
Photo Editor
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Oakland
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[10/22/02] Reads to much like an adventure movie script. If you are a capa fan and want a more accurate portrayal try Robert Capa: A Biography by Richard Whelan. |
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| 6 |
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Patrick Farrington
Photographer
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Ft. Collins
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[10/07/02] Very enjoyable reading. I was wondering as I was reading it how much was true and how much was "mostly" true. At times it seemed that Capa was having too much of a good time to actually be in a war zone. But in the end it doesn't matter, legends are legends for a reason. |
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| 10 |
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