Photography War History 5

Share your favorite war photos here they dont have to be iconic ones that have come to represent a whole war but any one that you like the artistic look of for instance this one from. Before turning to photography charles kerlee worked in the film industry. He was noted as one of the first war photographers.

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His assignment during wwii was to document the uss yorktown and the men on board.

Photography war history 5. War photography involves photographing armed conflict and its effects on people and places. By the time edward steichen recruited him to be one of the official war photographers for the united states navy kerlee was one of the best known and most successful commercial photographers in the united states. Roger fenton 28 march 1819 8 august 1869 was a british photographer. Here are 10 of the best war photographers whose work you should know.

Matthew brady the celebrated 19th century photographer captured more than 10000 images the american civil war. The history of photography began in remote antiquity with the discovery of two critical principles. In world war i censorship was heavy access to the front for photographers was limited and there were relatively few photographs of actual combat. War photography has allowed the world to see the truth about the atrocities of some of the worlds biggest conflicts since as early as the crimean war up to the present day.

That didnt keep early war photographers from trying. At the time new technology meant photography. 5 most iconic war photographs of all time. The history of the century has been the history of changing versions of the conflict between the government and the press and changing photographic coverage.

There are no artifacts or descriptions that indicate any attempt to capture images with light sensitive materials prior to the 18th century. This article takes a look at some of the most memorable photographs illustrating the history of war. Similarly roger fenton a british photographer took hundreds of photos of the crimean war in the 1850s. Photographers have been bringing war to the home front for over a century.

After graduating with an arts degree he gained a keen interest in new technology. Photography as history in the american civil war abstract throughout the american civil war northern photographers many of whom were officially attached to the union army generated more than seven thousand images of union commanders and ordinary soldiers faraway landscapes and scenes of unprecedented death and destruction. Photographers who participate in this genre may find themselves placed in harms way and are sometimes killed trying to get their pictures out of the war arena. Photography has come a long way in its relatively short history.

In almost 200 years the camera developed from a plain box that took blurry photos to the high tech mini computers found in todays dslrs and smartphones. From the crimean war to the todays war in afghanistan the photos taken have shown the true side to war some shock us others amaze us. Camera obscura image projection and the observation that some substances are visibly altered by exposure to light.