Roger Bamber

Roger Bamber (31 August 1944 – 11 September 2022) was a British photojournalist whose subjects included war, politics and music for both broadsheet and tabloid newspapers. He won both the British Press Photographer of the Year and News Photographer of the Year twice.

In 2023, a book of his work was published—Out of the Ordinary—to coincide with an exhibition at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery until 3 September 2023.

Early life and education Bamber was born in Leicester on 31 August 1944 to Vera (nee Stephenson) and Fred Bamber. He had an older sister Valerie. His mother had a job in the local textile industry and his father was a telephone operator. He grew up near the Great Central Railway line which created a lifelong interest in steam trains.

Publications Roger Bamber: Out of the Ordinary. Lewes: Unicorn, 2023. . With a foreword by Eamonn McCabe.

Exhibitions Roger Bamber: Out of the Ordinary, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton and Hove, 1 April – 3 September 2023

Awards and recognition 1967: Daily Mail, commercial and industrial photographer of the year 1973: Photographer of the Year 1992: The Guardian, Photographer of the Year 2005: University of Brighton, honorary master's degree "for his distinguished photojournalism and the wealth of images of Brighton inspired by the city"