George Rodger (Born 1908 in Hale, died 1995 in Ashford)

George Rodger was one of the 20th century's most important photojournalists. In 1949 he founded Magnum together with Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and David "Chim" Seymour.

With the outbreak of the Second World War, Rodger decided to chronicle it. His now famous images taken during The Blitz gained him a job as a war correspondent for Life magazine and he became the war’s most travelled photographer, covering battles in Africa, Italy and Burma, as well as the liberation of France, Belgium and Holland.

He was also the first photographer to enter the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.
Rodger was deeply traumatized by the horrors he had documented in the camp and swore he would never again work as a war correspondent. To heal himself, he embarked on a long photographic expedition through Africa where he documented tribes' people in extraordinary images, including the Nuba, images that have since become iconic.

In Kordofan, Sudan he came across the Nuba tribe and photographed their daily lives and their wrestling, bracelet and spear matches. The images were published around the world and in the book, “The Village of the Nuba”. The image of the victor carried by the loser is one of photography’s most iconic images.Shipping and insurance costs will be added to the price and must be paid for by the buyer. International clients are responsible for their VAT and other custom's oriented charges.