Roger Fenton

Roger Fenton (1819–1869) was a pioneering British photographer widely regarded as one of the most significant figures in the early history of photography. He is best known for his documentation of the Crimean War (1855), producing some of the earliest photographs of a major conflict, as well as his exquisite still life compositions and landscapes. A founding member of the Photographic Society of London (later the Royal Photographic Society), Fenton helped establish photography as a legitimate art form in Victorian Britain.