“It wasn't even a matter of what I was photographing, as what had happened to me in the process. When I discovered that I could look at the horror of Belsen --4000 dead and starving lying around-- and think only of a nice photographic composition, I knew something had happened to me and I had to stop. I felt I was like the people running the camp --it didn't mean a thing.”
Quote by George Rodger
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George Rodger
George Rodger, born in March 1908, was a distinguished photographer known for his photographic reports on Africa and the Far East. His career began in the 1930s, and he is renowned for his unique perspective and profound insight into human culture. more
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