He produced a series of photographs documenting the Second Anglo-Sikh War from 1848 to 1849. John McCosh, a surgeon in the Bengal Army, is considered by some historians to be the first war photographer known by name.

Ī number of daguerreotypes were taken of the occupation of Saltillo during the Mexican–American War, in 1847 by an unknown photographer, although not for the purpose of journalism. In order to produce a photograph, the subject had to be perfectly still for a matter of minutes, so they were posed to be comfortable and minimize movement. Similar to battle photography, portrait images of soldiers were also often staged. Since early photographers were not able to create images of moving subjects, they recorded more sedentary aspects of war, such as fortifications, soldiers, and land before and after battle along with the re-creation of action scenes. The daguerreotype, an early form of photography that generated a single image using a silver-coated copper plate, took a very long time for the image to develop and could not be processed immediately. Although ideally photographers would have liked to accurately record the rapid action of combat, the technical insufficiency of early photographic equipment in recording movement made this impossible. With the invention of photography in the 1830s, the possibility of capturing the events of war to enhance public awareness was first explored. He captured images of the Crimean War (1853–1856)

History Origins Roger Fenton was one of the first 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. War photography involves photographing armed conflict and its effects on people and places. Bodies on the battlefield at Antietam, 1862, Alexander Gardner For other uses, see War photography (disambiguation).

World war 2 navy photographers