La muerte en ciernes

Published in 1938, when the Spanish Civil War had not yet ended, this photobook collects images that are still spectacular today, taken on the Republican side and accompanied by texts by Robert Capa himself, where he does not hide his sympathies for the losing side. The book is a facsimile of the original edition, with a model by André Kertesz and photographs of Capa, Chim and Gerda Taro, who died in the battle of Brunete. The images, exciting and close, cover both the frenetic activity of the front and the day-to-day life in the cities, governed by curfews, scarcity and uncertainty.

Of Hungarian nationality, Robert Capa (1913-1954) is the most important photojournalist of the 20th century. In Paris, where he had emigrated, he met the also photographer Gerda Taro, with whom he would sign his photos under the pseudonym they invented together. He covered various conflicts throughout his life, including the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Second World War. In 1947 he founded, together with Cartier-Bresson, Chim, Rodger and Vandivert, the legendary agency Magnum Photos, which brought together independent photographers from all over the world. He died after a mine explosion in the First Indochina War in 1954.