War Photographer Quotes by Robert Capa

This war is like an actress who is getting old. It is less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous.

— Robert Capa

I am a gambler. I decided to go in with Company E in the first wave.

— Robert Capa

For a war correspondent to miss an invasion is like refusing a date with Lana Turner.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Robert Capa

Like the people you shoot and let them know it.

— Robert Capa

The desire of any war photographer is to be put out of business.

— Robert Capa

What's the point of getting killed if you've got the wrong exposure?

— Robert Capa

War is like an aging actress: more and more dangerous and less and less photogenic.

— 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.

— Robert Capa

The war correspondent has his stake - his life - in his own hands, and he can put it on this horse or that…

— Robert Capa

The refugees on the road are in the hands of fate, with their lives at stake.

— Robert Capa