Furness Abbey; North Transept

Roger Fenton was a British photographer and painter who pioneered documentary photography in the mid-nineteenth century. He is best known for his extensive photographic campaign during the Crimean War, 1855, which produced some of the earliest sustained visual records of military conflict. Working primarily in collodion process, Fenton also photographed landscapes, still lifes, and architectural subjects with meticulous composition and tonal control. His work established photography as a legitimate medium for historical documentation and artistic practice.

Rochdale, UK