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George Rodger (* 19. März 1908 in Hale, Cheshire; † 24. Juli 1995 in Smarden, Kent) war ein britischer Fotograf.
George William Adam Rodger (19 March 1908 – 24 July 1995) was a British photojournalist. He was noted for his work in Africa, and for photographing mass deaths at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during the end of the World War II.
British. Founding member. Born in Cheshire in 1908, George Rodger served in the British Merchant Navy. After a short spell in America, he worked as a photographer for the BBC’s The Listenermagazine, followed in 1938 by a brief stint working for the Black Star Agency.
13. Sept. 2009 · George Rodger wird 1908 in Hale, Cheshire, geboren. Schon früh ist er fasziniert von den bedeutenden Erzählern Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Conrad und Henry Rider Haggard.
Learn about the life and work of George Rodger, a British photographer who covered over eighteen war campaigns and documented the vanishing tribes and wildlife of Africa. He was one of the founders of Magnum Photos and a member of the BBC.
The early days of of photographer and Magnum co-founder George Rodger’scareer were dominated by his documentation of war. His photographs of the Blitz in London caught the attention of Life Magazine, which quickly went on to hire him as a correspondent.
5. März 2017 · George Rodger A young Korongo Nuba girl carrying local beer in a gourd upon her head. The cicatrice designs on her chest are made by cutting the flesh and rubbing in wood ash. Kordofan, Sudan. 1949. © George Rodger | Magnum Photos
