John Burke (photographer)

John Burke was a photographer, best known for his photographs of the Second Anglo-Afghan War between 1878–1880. Burke was born in Ireland 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.

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

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.

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

References
  1. MacDonald, Kerri. "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. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. "In Conversation: Paul Lowe and Simon Norfolk". Simon Norfolk. Retrieved 4 October 2015.


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