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> [You don't have to pose your camera. The pictures are there, and you just take them. The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda. (On the Spanish Civil War, 1937)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/you-don-t-have-to-pose-your-camera-the-pictures-are-there-and-you/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

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## More by Robert Capa

> [This war is like an actress who is getting old. It is less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/this-war-is-like-an-actress-who-is-getting-old-it-is-less-and-less/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [I am a gambler. I decided to go in with Company E in the first wave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/i-am-a-gambler-i-decided-to-go-in-with-company-e-in-the-first-wave/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [For a war correspondent to miss an invasion is like refusing a date with Lana Turner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/for-a-war-correspondent-to-miss-an-invasion-is-like-refusing-a-date/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [ The \[concentration camps\] were swarming with photographers and every new picture of horror served only to diminish the total effect. Now, for a short… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/the-concentration-camps-were-swarming-with-photographers-and-every/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [I would say that the war correspondent gets more drinks, more girls, better pay, and greater freedom than the soldier, but at this stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/i-would-say-that-the-war-correspondent-gets-more-drinks-more-girls/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [Listen, old goat, today doesn't matter and tomorrow doesn't matter. It's the end of the game that counts and how many chips you've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/listen-old-goat-today-doesn-t-matter-and-tomorrow-doesn-t-matter-it-s/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [I had a name which was a little bit different from Bob Capa. The real name of mine was not too good. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/i-had-a-name-which-was-a-little-bit-different-from-bob-capa-the-real/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [Q: Do you really distance yourself from your subject? I mean, what would you do if you were presented with a young girl burning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/q-do-you-really-distance-yourself-from-your-subject-i-mean-what-would/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [Like the people you shoot and let them know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/like-the-people-you-shoot-and-let-them-know-it/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [The desire of any war photographer is to be put out of business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/the-desire-of-any-war-photographer-is-to-be-put-out-of-business/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [What's the point of getting killed if you've got the wrong exposure?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/what-s-the-point-of-getting-killed-if-you-ve-got-the-wrong-exposure/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [War is like an aging actress: more and more dangerous and less and less photogenic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/war-is-like-an-aging-actress-more-and-more-dangerous-and-less-and/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [If you call yourself an artist, you won't get anything published. Call yourself a photojournalist, and then you can do whatever you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/if-you-call-yourself-an-artist-you-won-t-get-anything-published-call/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [The war correspondent has his stake - his life - in his own hands, and he can put it on this horse or that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/the-war-correspondent-has-his-stake-his-life-in-his-own-hands-and-he/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

> [The refugees on the road are in the hands of fate, with their lives at stake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/the-refugees-on-the-road-are-in-the-hands-of-fate-with-their-lives-at/)

[Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/)

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