Capa Influences Cooper
Overlord • 8m 4s
Legendary photographer Robert Capa shot 106 images on Omaha Beach on D-day, only a handful of which survive. These blurry photos have a surreal quality that succinctly conveys the chaos and confusion of the day. In this 2007 photo essay, which includes most of the famous images, director Stuart Cooper discusses Capa’s work’s influence on him.
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