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Encyclopedia > War photography
Stereoview of the field at Antietam, American Civil War. From the Library of Congress' American Memory collection.
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Stereoview of the field at Antietam, American Civil War. From the Library of Congress' American Memory collection.

War photography captures images of armed conflict and life in war-torn areas. Download high resolution version (1024x611, 211 KB)Stereoview of the field at Antietam, American Civil War. ... Download high resolution version (1024x611, 211 KB)Stereoview of the field at Antietam, American Civil War. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 93,000 Total dead: 258...


War photography depicts the terrors of war mingled with selfless acts of sacrifice. Unlike paintings or drawings of war, factual images are not easily altered in photographs.

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War photographers

Photographers who participate in this genre may find themselves placed in harm's way, and are sometimes killed trying to get their pictures out of the war arena. 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. War photography has become more dangerous with the terrorist style of armed conflict as some terrorists target journalists and photographers. (In the Second Persian Gulf War, several photographers were captured and executed by terrorists or shot by armed insurgents.) Journalism is a discipline of collecting, analyzing, verifying, and presenting news regarding current events, trends, issues and people. ... Combatants UN Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf Saddam Hussein Strength 660,000 545,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded The Gulf War (1990–1991) (also called the First Gulf War, Persian Gulf War, or Operation Desert Storm) was a... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ... This article is becoming very long. ...


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Sports photojournalists at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that creates images in order to tell a news story. ...

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