Roger Fenton
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Roger Fenton was a British photographer, noted as one of the first war photographers.
Fenton, Self-portrait
Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and royal children at Buckingham Palace, 1854
Marcus Sparling seated on Fenton's photographic van, Crimea, 1855.
A French vivandiere (cantinière) wearing Zouave regimental dress, during the Crimean War in 1855.
War photography
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War photography involves photographing armed conflict and its effects on people and places. Photographers who participate in this genre may find themselves placed in harm's way, and are sometimes killed trying to get their pictures out of the war arena.
Bodies on the battlefield at Antietam, 1862, Alexander Gardner
Roger Fenton was one of the first war photographers. He captured images of the Crimean War (1853–1856)
Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1855, by Roger Fenton
Ruins of Sikandar Bagh, 1858, by Felice Beato