Roger Fenton Mathew Brady Alexander Gardner James Nachtwey
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Roger Fenton Roger Fenton was born March 28 1819 in Bury,
England. And died August 8 1869. He was one of the first war
photographers in the world. In 1840. Fenton graduated at University
College London with a first class Bachelor of Arts Degree. Later
on, Fenton visited the Great Exhibition in 1851 and was impressed
by the photography on display there. He got really interested in
photography and its whole process. By 1852, he had photographs
exhibited everywhere.
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In 1855 Fenton was sent to the Crimean War as the first
official war photographer. Due to the size and weight of his
photographic equipment, Fenton was limited in his choice of motifs.
In recognition of the importance of his photography, Fenton's
photos of the Crimean war were included in the Life collection, 100
Photographs that Changed the World.
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Photo featured in Life Magazine for being one of the 100
Photographs that Changed the World
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Mathew Brady Brady is mostly known for being an American civil
war photographer. He was born in warren country, New York, USA.
Brady studied painting, in 1839. Traveled to Albany, New York then
to New York city. Bradys teacher Samuel F.B Morse met Louis Jacques
Daguerre on a trip and when returned, Morse opened a studio and
offered classes to study in daguerreotype photography, Brady was
one of the first people to join. A couple of years later in 1844,
Brady had opened his own photography studio in New York. He also
had opened another studio in Washington D.C in 1849.
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Most of Bradys photos were daguerreotypes, but soon after moved
towards ambrotype photography, which lead to the albumen print.
Albumen prints were mostly used for American Civil War photography.
Soon after, Brady was soon taken after the idea of documenting the
war itself, he had asked for permission to travel to battles sites.
He got permission From president Lincoln, but he was told that it
was all under his own expense.
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Brady was known for bringing his own photographic studio right
onto the battlefields. Throughout the dangers, financial risk and
no encouragement, Brady had quoted saying I had to go. A spirit in
my feet said GO and I went. Brady had been in a couple of close
calls, that he barely got enough images after awhile. Therefore;
Brady needed to higher assistants. Assistants were; Alexander
Gardner, Timothy OSullivan, William Pywell, George N. Barnard,
Thomas C. Roche and 17 other men. All were given a traveling
darkroom and were off to photograph scenes from the Civil War.
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Then on, Mathew Brady had many exhibitions one of them being
The Dead of Antietam Bradys exhibition helped Americans see what
really goes on. Bradys photography is known for being an eye
opener. He was 74 years old when he had passed away
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Alexander Gardner Gardner was a Scottish photographer who
emigrated to the united states in 1858. Gardner is best known for
his work of photography of the American Civil War. Gardner would
emigrate time to time. He would buy and sell land repeatedly.
Gardner visited The Great Exhibition in 1851 in Hyde park, London.
Which was the photography of Mathew Brady.
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After seeing the exhibition, Gardners interest for photography
was indescribable. He was interested in the subject. Gardner had
initiated contact with Brady and went to work for him later during
that year, 1856. continuing until 1862. Gardners job at first was
to make the imperial large photographic prints but Bradys eye sight
began to fail therefore; Gardner took more responsibility. In 1858,
Brady had put Gardner in charge of his gallery in Washington
D,C.
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James Nachtwey James Nachtwey was born March 14 th, 1948 in
Syracuse, New York. He grew up in Massachusetts, where he studied
Art History and Political Science at Darmouth College. After his
studies, he started working as a newspaper photographer in 1976 at
the Albuquerque Journal. In 1981, he moved to New York and began
working as a freelance photographer. A year later, Nachtwey covered
his first overseas project in Northern Ireland illustrating civil
strife.
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He has since then documented a variety of armed conflicts and
social issues. He has been injured many times throughout his
adventures. Nachtwey received many prestigious awards and
honors.
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"Every minute I was there, I wanted to flee. I did not want to
see this. Would I cut and run, or would I deal with the
responsibility of being there with a camera" (James Nachtwey)
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A hospital patient with advanced tuberculosis in Mumbai