33. Cameristas

The author talks about the history of the famous painting "The Scourged Back" and its impact on the North during the Civil War. The image, he argues, was especially shocking because it was an actual photograph and not an artists representation. The photograph was released during a time where the focus of the war was shifting to the eradication of slavery. The author talks about how the Civil War was the first war to be heavily  recorded in American history.

The author's tone is one of admiration and awe. The way he describes the camera's unblinking eye.