Humanity and Inhumanity: The Photographic Journey of George Rodger
Phaidon Press Limited, 1994. Hardcover. Item #441180
ISBN: 0714831654
320 pages. 10-1/2 by 12 inches. The book presents the photographs that define Rodger's career and a commentary on his journey. With over 260 images in black-and-white. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with only a few tiny chips to the edges and light rubbing.
It was for LIFE that George Rodger embarked on a series of adventures that were to take him to almost every theatre of war in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. His urge to record also found expression on paper, and he was later to publish an enthralling account of these years, and to undertake a lecture tour throughout America. The fulcrum of his career came with the liberation of Belsen. As the only photographer present, the images he captured became crucially important in making known the depravity of the camps. Rodger's professional interest led him to join Henri Cartier-Bresson, David Seymour and Robert Capa in founding the greatest picture agency of the post-war era, Magnum Photos. In 1948 he embarked on a campaign of photography rediscovering humanity, starting with an expedition from Capetown to Cairo by road.
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