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.
- African culture
- photojournalism
- war photography
- humanity
- Nuba people
Books
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Humanity and Inhumanity€15.00 -
Le Village des Noubas€100.00
Works by George Rodger
- 1955 Le Village des Noubas First French edition.
- 1943 Red Moon Rising
- 1944 Desert Journey
- 1957 Le Sahara
- 2017 Nuba and Latuka. The Colour Photographs
Exhibitions
- 2008 George Rodger Retrospective