George Rodger

author · photographer

George William Adam Rodger (1908–1995) was a British photojournalist and one of the founding members of Magnum Photos. Born in Cheshire, he initially served in the British Merchant Navy before becoming a photographer for BBC's The Listener magazine. During World War II, he worked as a war correspondent for Life magazine, notably documenting the Blitz and the liberation of Europe. He is widely recognized for his influential work in Africa, particularly his documentation of the Nuba people and other tribes in Sudan during the 1940s. His photographs were published in National Geographic and have been cited as some of the most historically important images of sub-Saharan Africa in the 20th century. Rodger's work is characterized by a focus on indigenous cultures, wildlife, and human rights issues.

Themes

  • African culture
  • photojournalism
  • war photography
  • humanity
  • Nuba people

Works by George Rodger

  • Le Village des Noubas 1955 · Robert Delpire · book · French First French edition.
  • Red Moon Rising 1943 · Cresset Press · book
  • Desert Journey 1944 · Cresset · book
  • Le Sahara 1957 · book
  • Nuba and Latuka. The Colour Photographs 2017 · Prestel · book ISBN 978-3-7913-8322-4

Exhibitions

  • 2008 George Rodger Retrospective Imperial War Museum North solo

References

  1. Wikipedia link
  2. Alan Riding. The New York Times. 1995 link
  3. Wikipedia link