The Valley of the Shadow of Death (1855) – Roger Fenton

The battle of Turkey, France, Sardinia-Piedmont, and England versus Russia, commonly known as the Crimean War, is remembered through striking photos like this one taken by Roger Fenton. Called The Valley of the Shadow of Death, this was captured near the area mentioned in The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

While many think that this is the only picture of the gully by Fenton, another one surfaced in 1981. The Valley of the Shadow of Death appeared in The Illustrated London News, and it created a buzz because of how it powerfully depicted death.