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John Burke
Died1900
NationalityIrish
OccupationPhotographer
Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari with the Sirdars by John Burke, late 1870s
Warburton with Nauroz Khan of Lalpura Mohmands

John Burke (circa 1843–1900) was a 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[edit]

Photographs by John Burke
  • The aftermath of the Battle of Ali Masjid, 1878
    The aftermath of the Battle of Ali Masjid, 1878
  • Elephant Battery during the Second Anglo-Afghan War
    Elephant Battery during the Second Anglo-Afghan War
  • "Nautch girls, [Kabul]", c.1879-80
    "Nautch girls, [Kabul]", c.1879-80
  • Battle of Ali Masjid: 24 captured large Afghan guns
    Battle of Ali Masjid: 24 captured large Afghan guns

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ MacDonald, Kerri (21 April 2011). "A Collaboration Across 130 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ Muthiah, S. (25 November 2002). "The photographer who came here". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 March 2003. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ^ "In Conversation: Paul Lowe and Simon Norfolk". Simon Norfolk. Retrieved 4 October 2015.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burke_(photographer)

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