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Who was the famous photographer that brought the war to the civilian population in pictures? ›

Mathew Brady's legacy is synonymous with the photographic legacy of the Civil War. While he did not take every photograph of the war himself (much of this was left to the many camera operators he employed) he is still widely regarded as the conflict's master chronicler.

1734 - 1797 (c.) Image: The Alchymist in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, (Exhibited 1771), Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Oil on Canvas, Derby Museum & Art Gallery.

It was discovered in mainly by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, and William Henry Fox Talbot. All three of these men made a contribution towards the discovery and accomplishment to the overall invention of photography.

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce – in 1825 he created what is generally considered the world's first photograph. So he should rank as #1 on any list because without his invention, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Niépce should be the most famous photographer, all things considered.

Journalists and photographers are protected by international conventions of armed warfare, but history shows that they are often considered targets by warring groups — sometimes to show hatred of their opponents and other times to prevent the facts shown in the photographs from being known.

Battle of Iwo Jima

This Pulitzer Prize-winning photo has become synonymous with American victory. Taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, it is one of the most reproduced, and copied, photographs in history.

Vivian Dorothy Maier (February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009) was an American street photographer whose work was discovered and recognized after her death.

Photography as we know it was invented in 1822 by French pioneer Nicéphore Niépce. Niépce is regarded as the father of photography — and the inventor of the world's first combustion engine (but that's a story for another day). This next video retraces Niépce's efforts to create the first photograph.

Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicéphore Niépce functionally invented photography as we know it.

Did you know: A photo of Hazel Brooks by Durward Garyhill was voted "Most Provocative Still of 1947" by the International Society of Photographic Arts in January 1948.

What is the most seen photo of all time? ›

Showing rolling green hills in Sonoma County, California, the image was shot by the side of a highway by professional photographer Charles O'Rear using a medium format camera. It has reportedly been viewed by over 1 billion people since it first emerged in 2002.

On December 3, 1938, Picture Post introduced “The Greatest War-Photographer in the World: Robert Capa” with a spread of 26 photographs taken during the Spanish Civil War. But the “greatest war-photographer” hated war.

Mathew Brady is often referred to as the father of photojournalism and is most well known for his documentation of the Civil War. His photographs, and those he commissioned, had a tremendous impact on society at the time of the war, and continue to do so today.

Robert Capa (1913-1954)

His most famous photo, "Death of a Loyalist Soldier" from 1936, earned him the label "the greatest war photographer in the world" by the British magazine Picture Post when he was just 25. The photo, taken at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, shows the exact second a bullet hits a soldier.

Photographers > Ernest Brooks

Ernest Brooks was the first British official war photographer to be assigned to the Western Front in 1916.