Does anyone know the personal information of photographer Roger Fenton?

Nationality: UK

Introduction:1In the 1940s, Fenton gave up his major in law and decided to become a painter. He studied under CharlesLucy of the Royal Academy and Paul de-Delaroche, a Parisian romantic painter. 185 1 year, Fenton made another major choice, turning from painting to photography. 1852 became the first photographer hired by the Russian Kremlin, and 1853 was invited by the British Museum to take a batch of realistic photos. He presided over the establishment of the Photographic Association, the predecessor of the Royal Photographic Association, and also set foot in the field of landscape and architectural photography, which quickly attracted the attention of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England.

With the help of Prince Albert, Fenton was sent to take "documentary photos" of the Crimean war. Accustomed to shooting scenery, Fenton pointed his camera at the war, risked his life with clumsy photographic equipment at that time, and told the public the coolest mutual hostility of mankind by means of photos. At that time, photography technology could not produce action movies, so most of his photos were static scenes about battlefield logistics, and some well-posed officers took photos, among which the pallor of the characters ravaged by gunfire and fear was impressive. Fenton's photos were later sold as photo albums by publishers who funded him to take photos.

At the peak of his career, Fenton began to try higher challenges and take some more difficult photos. But in 1862, Fenton suddenly sold all the photographic equipment and negatives without any reason or warning. Fenton died seven years later at the age of half a century.

This exhibition at Tate Gallery covers Fenton's works in different periods. Although Fenton's photography career is only ten years, his pioneering achievements have left a deep impression in the history of photography.