Did Robert Capa fake his famous Falling Soldier picture?The way I read this PBS.org article, it’s hard to believe he did.

This morning the photography world is abuzz with news of a recently discovered cache of Capa negatives from the Spanish Civil War. According to news report, the discovery could help answer the question.

The Capa photo isn’t the only famous war photo to come under scruitiny in later years. A Roger Fenton photo from the Crimean War is also an interesting study in discovering the historical accuracy of famous pictures.

Of course everybody knows (right?) that there were two flag raisings at Iwo Jima. One became an iconic image of World War II. The interesting thing is that there is little doubt that Joe Rosenthal was just in the right place at the right time, rather than being involved in any staging.