A re-examination of the woman who created the legend of Robert Capa, the world's first female photojournalist to die in combat, Gerda Taro.
Jane Rogoyska is a writer and filmmaker. She was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge University, and went on to study film in Leeds and Poland. She lives in London with her family.
"[A] lively, richly illustrated book."
*Times Literary Supplement*
"What sets this biography apart is the way in which it unpicks Taro
and Capa's creative and romantic relationship, showing, in the
process, how integral she was to his development… With two films
about Capa and Taro's relationship in the offing, it may be an
opportune time to acquaint oneself with this well-researched, and
meticulously recreated, story of their overlapping lives before the
myth takes over."
*Observer*
"What makes the book come alive, perhaps inevitably, are the
photographs of [Taro] and Capa... They are a remarkable testimonial
to two young photographers whose extraordinary talent it was to
convey war at its most immediate, intimate and brutal."
*Literary Review*
"Rogoyska does some good detective work and the result is an
engaging, visually stimulating read."
*Amateur Photographer*
"Jane Rogoyska charts the course of Gerda Taro’s life, revealing
much new material, illustrated by some truly great photography,
some of which has never been seen"
*Black and White Photography*
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