War Photographers

IWM holds approximately 11 million photographs in its archives, covering the causes, course and consequences of modern conflict from the First World War to the present day. Since the First World War, both official and unofficial photographers have documented the visceral, sensory and emotional experiences of war, from combat to medical innovation, friendship and loss. War Photographers showcases 50 iconic images by war photographers from the First World War to the Falklands, including Olive Edis, Vera Elkan, Bill Brandt, Jimmy Mapham and Paul RG Haley.