Birth of a Nation - Robert Capa
Planting Potatoes - Theo Frey
I went to the Ludwig Muzeum today also known as Budapest's museum of contemporary art, which housed two of the most inspiring exhibits I've ever seen in my life: Robert Capa and Things are Drawing to a Close.
The Robert Capa exhibit was a personal favorite of the Hungarians, as he is from Budapest. He eventually moved to the United States and worked for Life magazine in the thirties until his death while reporting the beginning phases of the Vietnam war. He stepped on a land mine and was the first American photojournalist to die while on assignment. The second exhibit had photos from numerous photographers, but the ones by Theo Frey were my favorite. He photographed poor families living in Switzerland, Amsterdam, and the US during the thirties. The most compelling work I've ever seen. The problem is, neither of these photographers have a justifiable online library. I guess that's what happens when you do all your work decades before the internet was even invented. As soon as I get home, I'm going to buy these photographer's books and look at them over and over again.
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