ABSTRACT
Photography at Gallipoli was much more profuse than on the Western Front; an experiment was made with official photography, professionals, or at least war correspondents with cameras and a very relaxed attitude prevailed towards the use of private equipment. The content of Ernest Brooks’ photographs paralleled exactly that of other professional photographers at Gallipoli and there was no attempt to establish an official point of view but only to increase the supply to the press. The experiment at Gallipoli had shown that the admission of professional reporters and photographers to the battlefield was not impossible. The evacuation of all troops from the peninsula in January 1916 meant that British effort was once again concentrated on the Western Front. Initially the outbreak of war was seen as providing exciting opportunities for the press but once banned from the Western Front there was little it could do except rely on the brief official communiqu’s and occasional fuller accounts issued by General Headquarters.
