War Photography

Roger Fenton was a British photographer who documented the Crimean War in the 1850s, becoming the first war photographer to gain widespread recognition.

The American Civil War (1861-1865) was the first war to be extensively documented by photographs, thanks to the work of photographers like Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner.

Robert Capa's "The Falling Soldier" is an iconic image from the Spanish Civil War, capturing the moment a soldier is shot and falls to the ground.

Nick Ut is a Vietnamese-American photographer who gained fame for his photograph "Napalm Girl," which depicted a young girl fleeing a napalm attack during the Vietnam War.

Joe Rosenthal was an American photographer who was killed while covering the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. He is best known for his iconic photograph "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima."

Don McCullin's "Pieta in Vietnam" is a powerful image that shows a U.S. Marine holding a dying Vietnamese soldier, reminiscent of Michelangelo's Pieta sculpture.

Robert Capa was a Hungarian-American war photographer and photojournalist who covered the Spanish Civil War and World War II. He is considered one of the pioneers of photojournalism.

Larry Burrows' "The Face of War" is an iconic image from the Vietnam War, showing a U.S. soldier carrying a wounded comrade, with the soldier's face contorted in pain.

Don McCullin is a British war photographer and photojournalist who is known for his coverage of the Vietnam War and Cambodia. He is considered one of the most influential war photographers of the 20th century.

Eddie Adams' "Saigon Execution" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph from the Vietnam War, showing a South Vietnamese police chief executing a Viet Cong prisoner.

David Douglas Duncan was an American war photographer and photojournalist who is known for his coverage of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He is considered one of the most influential war photographers of the 20th century.

W. Eugene Smith's "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" is one of the most iconic photographs of World War II, showing U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Robert Capa was a Hungarian-American war photographer and photojournalist who covered the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the Korean War. He is considered one of the most influential war photographers of the 20th century.

Nick Ut's "Napalm Girl" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph from the Vietnam War, showing a group of children running away from a napalm attack, with one girl, Phan Thi Kim Phuc, severely burned.