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Brooks on the Western Front, 1917. Ernest Brooks (23 February 1876 – 1957) was a British photographer, best known for his war photography from the First World War. He was the first official photographer to be appointed by the British military, and produced several thousand images between 1915 and 1918, more than a tenth of all British official photographs taken during the war.
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Donald C. Thompson (1885–1947) was an American war photographer, cinematographer, producer and director known primarily for his still and motion picture work during World War I. [1] Thompson repeatedly risked his life to capture the war on film, and then would return to the United States to share his experiences and images in public lectures ...
Also during the Civil War, George S. Cook captured what is likely and sometimes believed to be the world's first photographs of actual combat, during the Union bombardment of Confederate fortifications near Charleston – his wet-plate photographs taken under fire show explosions and Union ships firing at southern positions September 8, 1863. [25]
Turner was a soldier with the 2nd Canadian Siege Battery during the First World War. While in Europe he smuggled [1] a German-built 2 in × 3 in (51 mm × 76 mm) format camera with him and took approximately 99 photographs from the war zone. After the war, Turner returned to Prince Edward Island, married and took up farming in Knutsford. [2]
This category is for War artists whose main topical focus was the first World War. Many of these artists were official artists for their respective governments, but some have produced work post-War. Contents
The video, entitled "Decoy," features six talented photographers who were invited to take a portrait of one man. %shareLinks-quote="A photograph is shaped more by the person behind the camera than ...
- a biographical segment that focuses on the actions of famous individuals during the First World War. "Countries in World War I" - A segment that gives a summary of the situation of individual countries just before and during the war. Technology and Warfare in World War I - Experts inspect and discuss weapons and tools from the war.