Photography has become the primary way of communication. Because of its ability to „freeze“ moment, photography can be evidence of time and space, how things have evolved or stayed the same. The uniqueness of a photo is that it can induce or trigger feelings, inform, inspire, change and shake. It forms opinions, connects or separates people. Good photos with powerful scenes can encourage us to take action, good or bad. It helped to determine and explore history with visual data. Photography has been, since the moment it was invented, the most powerful tool. This paper explores the influence photography has had on history and society. It is discovered that photos has influenced certain events in history as well as the formation and development of society. Through the research, carried out within this paper, it was also concluded that the context in which the photography is placed, has a tremendous impact. Nowadays, with the omnipresence of photography, it is easy to give a false image of the truth, by putting photos in the wrong context, because people have always believed in the pure truth of photography. With the distorted truth of photos, society is manipulated and wrong opinions are formed. Because of its power, the most important thing about photography is its ethical task - presenting reality.