She is regarded as the first female photojournalist to cover the front lines of war, and was unfortunately, the first female to die while doing so. Born as Gerta Pohorylle, Taro was a pioneer in photojournalism- especially when it came to the discipline of war. She was critically wounded during her coverage of the Republican army retreat at the Battle of Brunete. On July 25, 1937, she hopped onto the footboard of a car carrying wounded soldiers when a Republican tank crashed into its side. She is best known for her contributions to the work of Robert Capa and her Spanish Civil War photographs are a permanent fixture at the f/stop photography festival in Leipzig, Germany.