In his latest project, Phillip Toledano uses AI to reimagine Robert Capa's lost D-Day images, challenging our understanding of truth and memory in an age where reality can be reshaped.

On 6 June 1944, Robert Capa, one of the most celebrated war photographers of all time, captured the chaos of the D-Day landings through the lens of his Contax II camera, as waves of soldiers stormed Omaha beaches while under heavy enemy fire.

It was the largest seaborne assault in history and also one of the deadliest. A mix of fierce winds, unpredictable tidal currents, and a brutal German defence led to the loss of 2,400 American lives by the end of the first day.

After Capa sent his all-important film back to London for development, a darkroom mishap overexposed most of the shots, leaving only 11 frames intact (known as The Magnificent Eleven).

These surviving images became some of the most haunting and powerful visual records of World War II, while the rest of the shots were lost to history.