Felice Beato

Felice Beato
A head-and-shoulders photograph of Beato in profile. He is facing towards the left of the frame and has a full beard.
Beato c. 1866
Bornc. 1832
Died29 January 1909 (aged c. 76)
NationalityBritish, Italian
Other namesFelix Beato
OccupationPhotographer
Known forOne of the first people to take photographs in East Asia and one of the first war photographers
RelativesAntonio Beato (brother)

Felice Beato (c. 1832 – 29 January 1909), also known as Felix Beato,[note 1] was an Italian–British photographer. He was one of the first people to take photographs in East Asia and one of the first war photographers. He is noted for his genre works, portraits, and views and panoramas of the architecture and landscapes of Asia and the Mediterranean region. Beato's travels gave him the opportunity to create images of countries, people, and events that were unfamiliar and remote to most people in Europe and North America. His work provides images of such events as the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the Second Opium War, and represents the first substantial body of photojournalism. He influenced other photographers, and his influence in Japan, where he taught and worked with numerous other photographers and artists, was particularly deep and lasting.

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