1. Ernest brooks 1878-(date of death unknown, but since he was born 131 years ago, we’re pretty sure he’s dead)

2. background Born in England in 1878 His first photography job was for the daily mirror newspaper. He was the official world war one photographer for England from 1914-1918 He took thousands of pictures of world war one He is credited for approximately ten percent of the official photos from the war

3. British Mark I male tank, Somme 25 September 1916 This is one of the earliest pictures of a tank on the battlefield This photo was taken between battles, while the troops had some down time to gawk at their newest war machine

5. Toffee apple bombs 1916 This is a picture of several army personnel playing cards on a huge pile of artillery shells LIVE artillery shells!!!

7. HMS Cornwallis broadside, Suvla, December 1915 This is a picture of a battleship just after firing all of it’s main guns at nearby land based targets Brooks took this picture from a small boat nearby

9. Hawthorn ridge mine #1, July 1916 Here, brooks captures the explosion of a huge underground mine Brooks would sometimes use staged photos, but never of battle. Obviously, this photograph was not staged

11. British wounded, Somme, 19 July, 1916 This somewhat famous picture shows wounded soldiers walking away from the battle, towards the aid centers further to the rear Of all his photos that I have seen, this one is my favorite because it is pointing towards the ongoing battle, and you can see some of the British trenches near the back

13. references Bourne, J.M. (2001). Who's who in World War One. Routledge Carmichael, Jane (1989). First World War photographers. Routledge Ghosts on the Somme: New Techniques in the Analysis of Documentary Film, Fraser