Rochester, N.Y. — A large, fascinating photography exhibit now at the George Eastman Museum shares work by immigrants from Hungary, mainly artists who fled their homeland and settled in the U.S., where they contributed to the history of American photography.

Some in the show, like Robert Capa, who waded ashore with troops on D-Day, will be known to almost all museum visitors. His shaky and blurred picture of a U.S. soldier in the waters off Omaha Beach is recognized as one of history’s most powerful combat photographs. He’s also widely known for his picture of a Spanish soldier falling as he was shot in that country’s civil war. (It has long been debated whether the image was somehow staged).

American, Born Hungary is open at the George Eastman Museum through March 1, 2026.

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