Remembering George Rodger on his birthday 🎂
📷 Self-portrait
"In spite of his impassive bearing, his emotions have become inscribed on film."
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
George Rodger
A child about to be evacuated from London during the Blitz
Paddington Station, 1940
George Rodger
Postmen on their rounds during the bombardment of Coventry, 1940
Tea break! 🫖 (Coffee for me ☕️)
George Rodger
Members of the all night Rescue Squad welcome the dawn with a cuppa, 1940
George Rodger
Emir Abdullah plays chess, Jordan, 1941
George Rodger
The Flying Tigers take a break in the communications tent at Mingladon Airfield, Burma, 1942
Robert Capa by George Rodger, Naples, 1943
In 1947 Capa & Rodger were founding members of Magnum Photos, along with David Seymour, Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Vandivert, Rita Vandivert & Maria Eisner.
George Rodger took this shot through the windscreen of his Land Rover, en route to In-Salah, Algeria, with his wife Jinx, 1957
George Rodger
Palm trees of Kerzaz near the Great Western Erg, Algeria, 1957
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