1. War Photography

2. War Photographers. Witness war Capture suffering, hunger, poverty Provide as many accurate historical records as possible of the people, their personalities, the places, the things, and overall the horror of the war. Things that war photographers did/do…

3. Photograph Technology Silver-coated copper plates were used to develop photos, which took several minutes to process, and was incapable of capturing movement.

4. Why War Photographs?? War photographs help people understand how serious war is. They help capture images of armed combat and what life is really like during war and in war-torn countries. They are meant to portray the tragedy and triumph of war in all its aspects. They are moments frozen in time. The war photographs have historical value, regardless of the subject matter or quality.

5. Landings on D-Day (June 6, 1944) Troops Land in Normandy, France, June 6, 1944. Even though the picture

6. The Vietnam War ( 1959-1975) Poverty during the war. Death captured during the war. Soldier celebrates the end of the Vietnam War.

7. War Today…

8. World War I (1914-1918) Austrian troops executing captured Serbians in 1917.