Portrait

A Falling Republican

Victor Villegas
Chris Martinez
Karen Garcia
Erricka Delamancha
Eric Salazar
Photography

During 1936-1939 Robert Capa took photographs of the Spanish Civil War. Death of a Loyalist Soldier is the photograph our group recreated. As you can see the soldier is by himself. This picture is actually a real shot. Robert Capa quotes that if your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough. The inspiration of the artist is a republican soldier.
This picture shows a dying republican soldier in the outskirts of Spain. The photo shows a Spanish republican soldier getting shot. This symbolizes what happened in real life which is that the republicans lost the war to fascist dictator Francisco Franco. This scene is taking place in a war zone in the fields of Spain. This photo captures not only a soldier but also, the scenery around our campus is very much like the arid landscapes the Spaniards fought on in 1936. There is a lot of emotion in this photo because of the facial expression given off by the actor. In the background you can also see a republican flag. We took this picture out in the fields in front of our school. Once we had the black and white pictures we made them in the dark room