Although the photographic representation of wars was not employed uniquely and primarily for the First World War, still it is the first extensively photographed conflict ever that generated such an astonishingly wide range of photographic record that was used even at its own time in creating the image of the war for the public. This paper aims to examine how the image of the Great War was constructed for the British public from photographs taken by photojournalist, official state photographers and (anonymous) amateurs. Using the well- processed and easily available online archives of the Imperial War Museum, the Museum of London, the National Library of Scotland, The Illustrated London News and other online private photo collections the (photographic) grand narrative of the war can be composed as well as re-written through photographs. This paper focuses on the representation of bodies in war photographs and how they contribute primarily to the creation and, subsequently, to the reconstruction of the image of Great War. The study also investigates the early practice of photography by women who are not necessarily considered the primary subjects in creating the heroic imagery of the war. In order to give a clear view on the significance and function of photography in the Great War the essay provides a theoretical framework for analysis and gives a brief historical overview on the development of journalism, photography, and British propaganda.