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George Gilbert
Drawn to city streets, everyday people, and the changing world of photography, this New York photographer and writer built a career that moved between documentary images, journalism, and collecting. His work connects the social spirit of the Photo League with a lifelong interest in cameras and photographic history.
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Cathedral Cities of England
by George Gilbert
About the author
Born in Brooklyn in 1922 as George Gelberg, he joined New York's Photo League as a teenager in 1941. During World War II, he served in the Air Corps and used aerial photography in the South Pacific, then returned to a varied postwar career as a freelance photographer for publications including The New York Times, Newsweek, and Variety.
His photographs captured street life and ordinary people with the humane, observant style associated with the Photo League, and his work is now held by institutions such as the International Center of Photography and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He also wrote about photography and collecting, including books such as The Photographica Collector's Price Guide and Career Opportunities in Photography.
That mix of maker, reporter, and enthusiast gives his career a distinctive appeal. He was not only interested in taking photographs, but also in understanding how photographs are made, used, preserved, and valued.