War PhotographyBy Hannah magor x

The genreAN INTRODUCTION TO WAR PHOTOGRAPHYWar, in its many forms, is one of the most extreme human experiences. We are compelled to bear witness to its impact by whatever meansavailable.   This compulsion feeds the genre of war photography which isalmost as old as the medium itself. Yet war photography is a complexand frequently misunderstood genre.  THE CLANDESTINE CAMERA IN WARTIME  Clandestine photographers have consistently played an important role inwar since the nineteenth century.  Most have been untrained amateurphotographers who used their wits and ingenuity to take photographs ofmilitary significance.  In doing so, they risked lives and had toovercome many obstacles to obtain cameras and photographic materials,circumvent security controls and ensure that their photographs survivedto fulfill their purpose. 

Roger FentonValley of the shadow of death

Roger fentonWhen the Crimean War erupted in 1854 it brought with it a unique opportunity for early practitioners of the photographic arts. Fenton was selected in 1855 by Thomas Agnew, a Manchester publisher, to document the war that had begun due to tension brought on by the expansion of Russia. Fenton entered the fray as an observer, taking with him two assistants and five cameras, in addition to other necessary supplies. Rather than document the actual bloodshed, as a modern war photographer would, he focused instead on capturing images of the camps, the port of Balaklava, officers from the French and British armies, and the Croats, Zouaves and Turks. By September of 1855 he had not only returned to London with his images but has also exhibited a number of them.

Don mccullinDon McCullin is recognised as

one of the greatest war photographers, and throughout

the 1960's and 1970's he covered events of global

importance for the Sunday Times Magazine including the

Vietnam war. His first published story in 1958 concerned his own street gang in North London, and his subsequent images in Britain have looked at the unemployed

and the destitute. Abroad, McCullin has covered ecological

disasters and the war-torn regions of the world,

documenting events normally hidden from view. His work

proved so painful and memorable that in 1982 he was forbidden to cover the Falklands

war by the British government of the time.

Stephen Dupont

Stephen depontDupont’s work has earned him photography’s most prestigious prizes, including a Robert Capa Gold Medal citation from the Overseas Press Club of America; a Bayeux War Correspondent’s Prize; and first places in the World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year International, the Australian Walkleys, and Leica/CCP Documentary Award. In 2007 he was the recipient of the W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography for his ongoing project on Afghanistan. In 2010 he received the Gardner Fellowship at Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology.

John moore

John Moore, October 20, 2006

"I was staying overnight at a U.S. obvervation post in the Afghan Paktika province, overlooking the Pakistan border. The small post had almost been overrun during a Taliban

attack just weeks before, so the soldiers were hyper-alert, constantly scanning the surrounding hills for insurgents

infiltrating from Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal belt. There was a lot of idle time, and one of the soldiers pulled out a

box of grenades to show me. He lifted up one with a message for the enemy 'One (1) Free Trip to Allah.' I supect

the Taliban would have appreciated the sentiment.”

Technical equipmento Tripod o Camerao Fully charged batteryo A war like environmento Patience

Street photographyStreet photography is a tradition nearly as old as photography itself. As soon as cameras and processing techniques became portable and practical enough to leave the confines of the studio (around the 1870's) photographers began documenting the world around them. In particular they photographed urban areas where life moved quickly and the urge to record and document change and progress was instinctive.The style has been made famous by some of the best known photographers of our time including Eugène Atget, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand and Martin Parr although it has not always achieved the recognition it deserves.

Street PhotographyHenri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the “street photography” or “lifee reportage” style that has influenced generations of photographers after him.