John Burke (photographer)
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John Burke | |
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Died | 1900 |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Photographer |
John Burke (c. 1843 – 1900) was am Irish photographer, best known for his photographs of the Second Anglo-Afghan War between 1878 and 1880. He was born in Ireland, around 1843, where he was a tradesman. He applied for a job in the British Army as an official photographer but travelled to Afghanistan at his own expense[1][2] using heavy cameras that would have needed transporting on pack animals[3] through mountainous regions. Burke was the first significant photographer of Afghanistan.[citation needed] He died in 1900. Burke's photographs have been grouped in albums with those of Benjamin Simpson and other photographers, so definitive attribution is not possible for some of his works.
Gallery
Photographs by John Burke
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The aftermath of the Battle of Ali Masjid, 1878
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Elephant Battery during the Second Anglo-Afghan War
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"Nautch girls, [Kabul]", c.1879-80
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Battle of Ali Masjid: 24 captured large Afghan guns
See also
References
- ^ MacDonald, Kerri (21 April 2011). "A Collaboration Across 130 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Muthiah, S. (25 November 2002). "The photographer who came here". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 March 2003. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "In Conversation: Paul Lowe and Simon Norfolk". Simon Norfolk. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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