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New Doubts Raised Over Famous War Photo
"After nearly three-quarters of a century Robert Capa’s “Falling Soldier” picture from the Spanish Civil War remains one of the most famous images of combat ever." Quote NY Times
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from the title and the content, not sure where you are going with this?
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This subject has been debated in one way or another from almost the time that the image was captured. Leads one to wonder if Capa was working for Reuters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falling_Soldier
http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/con...tographers.htm
Last edited by Barefoot; 08-24-2009 at 01:48 PM. Reason: Wasn't sure if everyone would get the Reuters connection so I posted another link to show the reason for mentioning them.
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