Resumen de War Photography and "the Lackey Behind the Camera' in Arturo Pérez Reverte's El pintor de batallas

Lee L'Clerc

• The article explores how El pintor de batallas, within a context of power relations and politics of photographing that is consistent with current theoretical and critical discussions about war photography, addresses the dilema that a photographer must face between the ethical -according to his apparent complicity in the picture- and aesthetics.