PARIS (AFP) — US photography pioneer Cornell Capa, the younger brother of legendary war snapper Robert Capa, died on Friday in New York at the age of 90, the Magnum photojournalism agency announced.
Hungarian-born Capa first moved to Paris to join his brother in 1936 before settling in the United States a year later where his career took off.
Starting off in the dark room at Life magazine in New York, Capa became a staff photographer at the age of 28, by which time he had also become an American citizen.
It was after his brother's tragic death in a Vietnam landmine blast in 1954, that Cornell joined the Magnum photo agency. His brother had co-founded the cooperative alongside the legendary Henri Cartier-Bresson and others in 1947.
In 1974, Cornell set up New York's International Center of Photography, serving as its director for many years and including some of his works in exhibitions.
Throughout his career, Capa photographed numerous continents and covered several US election campaigns, including that of former US president John F. Kennedy.
A private burial ceremony will take place but a memorial service will also be held on September 10 in New York, Magnum said.
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