Robert Capa was a Hungarian–American war photographer and photojournalist. He is considered by some to be the greatest combat and adventure photographer in history.
Capa on assignment in Spain, using a Eyemo 35 mm movie camera, photographed by Gerda Taro
Death of a Loyalist Soldier
A sculpture by Igael Tumarkin inspired by Death of a Loyalist Soldier
"Chinese Soldier" by Capa
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