Trivia: Which was the first war to be covered by an official war photographer?
Napoleonic
World War I
Crimean
World War II
Correct Answer: Crimean
So why is this answer correct? : The first official war photographer was Roger Fenton, who was employed by a Manchester publisher in 1855 to document the Crimean War, a conflict in which British, French, Sardinian, and Turkish troops fought the Russians. Fenton’s photos of Crimea showed never-before-seen images of soldiers and the terrain, bringing the realities of war to life and paving the way for future war correspondents.