The Camera at War
170 years of weaponizing photography
$80.01
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2026
Summary
Through the Lens of Conflict: Image Manipulation in War Photography
Drawing on an incredible range of imagery from major archives around the globe, expert curator Hilary Roberts presents a new perspective on the role of image manipulation in war photography over the past 170 years, exploring the consequences for our understanding of historic and contemporary conflicts.
From the staged scenes and hand-coloured Daguerreotypes of the Crimean War to the AI-generated protest and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781579657 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1781579652 |
| Author: | Hilary Roberts |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Ilex |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 276mm x 206mm |
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About The Author
Hilary Roberts
Hilary Roberts is an independent curator of photography. She joined the Imperial War Museum’s (IWM) Photograph Archive as a junior curator in 1980. As the Archive’s Head Curator (1996-2013), she oversaw the development of IWM’s photographic collections and the Archive’s transition to digital photography, before moving to a research role.
A specialist in the history and practice of conflict photography, Hilary has numerous broadcasts, publications and exhibitions to her name, including IWM’s highly praised trilogy of exhibitions Don McCullin: Shaped by War (2010-2012), Cecil Beaton: Theatre of War (2012) and Lee Miller: A Woman’s War (2015-2016). Hilary was awarded the Royal Photographic Society’s Award for Curatorship in 2017.
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