war photography

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war photography

The Indelible image

photographs of war, 1846 to the present
1985
Presents a pictorical account of war from 1846 to 1984.

Cameras on the battlefield

photos of war
2002
Recounts the story of wartime photography, from the first use of cameras on the battlefield through the war in Viet Nam.

Shooting under fire

the world of the war photographer
2002
Ten combat photographers, including Patrick Chauvel, Catherine Leroy, and James Nachtwey, select photos they took in such places as Vietnam, Bosnia, and Lebanon and tell the stories behind the pictures.

Japan 1945

a U.S. Marine's photographs from Ground Zero
2005
A collection of photographs by U.S. Marine Joe O'Donnell that capture the people, places, and horrors he witnessed in Japanese cities after the U.S. bombing raids.

Regarding the pain of others

2003
Explores questions of how viewers are affected by photographs of violence and war, considering whether the onslaught of images serves to evoke sympathy, inspire action, or eventually makes people indifferent to the suffering of others.

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