The Last Shot of Robert Capa

He wasn’t a soldier — but he died on the battlefield. In 1954,

photojournalist Robert Capa was covering the First Indochina War. He’d already survived

the Spanish Civil War and World War II — his camera capturing some of the most

iconic war photos ever taken. That day, Capa left his jeep to get closer to

the action. He walked down a dirt road, camera in hand, and stepped on a

landmine. His camera was found beside him — the film still inside. The last photo he

ever took showed soldiers walking toward danger… seconds before he met his own.

Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close