In Popular Culture
- The novel Waiting for Robert Capa by Susana Fortes (2011 - English translation by Adriana V. Lopez) is a fictionalized account of the life of Gerda Taro and Robert Capa.
- The song Taro by the British band ∆ (Alt-J), appearing on their 2012 album An Awesome Wave, is about the death of Capa, and consequently his reunion with Gerda Taro.
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