Ernest Brooks (photographer)

Ernest Brooks
Sketch of Brooks made in France, probably 1919, by the artist William Orpen.
Born	(1876-02-23)23 February 1876 Draycott Moor, Faringdon, England
Died	1957(1957-00-00) (aged 80–81) Hendon, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Photographer
Employer(s)	British Royal Family British Military
Known for	First British war photographer, produced 10% of British WWI images
Children	2
Awards	Order of the Crown (Belgium) Croix de Guerre

Ernest Brooks (23 February 1876 – 1957) was a British photographer, best known for his war photography from the First World War. He was the first official photographer to be appointed by the British military, and produced several thousand images between 1915 and 1918, more than a tenth of all British official photographs taken during the war. His work was often posed and formal, but several of his less conventional images are marked by a distinctive use of silhouette. Before and immediately after the war he worked as an official photographer to the Royal Family, but was dismissed from this appointment and stripped of his official honours in 1925, for reasons that were not officially made public.