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Roger Fenton

Roger Fenton. Roger Fenton British troops in the Crimea 1855. Bio. 1819-1869 British photographer Considered one of the first war photographers Held a BA degree (general arts) Studied law and worked as a solicitor.

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Roger Fenton

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  1. Roger Fenton

  2. Roger FentonBritish troops in the Crimea1855

  3. Bio • 1819-1869 • British photographer • Considered one of the first war photographers • Held a BA degree (general arts) • Studied law and worked as a solicitor

  4. Visited the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park in 1851, which began his love of photography • By 1852, his own work was exhibited in London • In 1855, he was commissioned to take photographs of the Crimean War • British war dept. forbade him to take pictures of dead, injured or mutilated soldiers • The images were meant to offset anti-war rhetoric • He suffered intense heat, 3 broken ribs and disease • Created a collection of 350 large format negatives and exhibited 312 prints from the collection • Almost all of the images were posed

  5. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2004/fenton/fenton_ssc.shtm

  6. http://allworldwars.com/Crimean-War-Photographs-by-Roger-Fenton-1855.htmlhttp://allworldwars.com/Crimean-War-Photographs-by-Roger-Fenton-1855.html

  7. Roger FentonSebastopol from Cathcart's Hill1855

  8. Roger FentonThe Harbour of Balaklava, the Cattle Pier1855

  9. Resources • http://www.masters-of-photography.com/F/fenton/fenton_articles1.html • http://www.masters-of-photography.com/F/fenton/fenton2.html

  10. Roger FentonThe Valley of the Shadow of Death1855

  11. Questions • How well does the war imagery from Fenton describe the actual war? • How did the imagery he chose/posed contribute to your evaluation of his work? • Do you believe that the government should limit war photographers in the imagery they shoot?

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