Photos by Robert Capa (1913-1954), a Hungarian war photographer and photojournalist, are on display in Shenzhen.
Capa fled political repression in Hungary when he was a teenager, moving to Berlin, where he enrolled in college. He witnessed the rise of Hitler, which led him to move to Paris, where he changed his name and became a photojournalist.
Arguably the greatest combat and adventure photographer in history, he subsequently covered five wars, including the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in China, with his photos published in major magazines and newspapers.
He documented the course of World War II in London, North Africa, Italy and the liberation of Paris. In 1947, for his work recording World War II in pictures, U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower awarded Capa the Medal of Freedom. That same year, Capa co-founded Magnum Photos in Paris. The organization was the first cooperative agency for worldwide freelance photographers. Hungary has issued a stamp and a gold coin in his honor.
Dates: Until Sept. 10
Venue: Shenzhen University Gallery, near the Yuanping Gymnasium, inside Shenzhen University, Nanshan District (南山区深圳大学元平体育馆附近深圳大学美术馆)
Metro: Line 1, Shenzhen University Station (深大站), Exit C(SD News)