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.
John Burke | |
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Died | 1900 |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Photographer |
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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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