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George Silk (17 November 1916 – 23 October 2004) was a New Zealand-born Australian photojournalist. He served as a photojournalist for Life for 30 years. Silk was born in the New Zealand town of Levin. His career as a war photographer began in 1939, when he was a combat cameraman for the Australian government, covering action in the Middle East, North Africa and Greece. Trapped with the famed Desert Rats at Tobruk in Libya, he was captured by German field marshal Erwin Rommel's forces but escaped 10 days later. He began working for Life magazine in 1943. * * *

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  • George Silk (17. listopadu 1916 Nový Zéland – 23. října 2004, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA) byl americký válečný a sportovní fotograf novozélandského původu, který jako fotograf samouk, otevřel nové technické a estetické možnosti. Pro časopis Life pracoval třicet let. (cs)
  • George Silk (* 17. November 1916 in Levin, Neuseeland; † 23. Oktober 2004 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA) war ein amerikanischer Kriegs- und Sportfotograf neuseeländischer Herkunft, der als Autodidakt der Pressefotografie neue technische und bildästhetische Möglichkeiten erschloss. (de)
  • George Silk (né le 17 novembre 1916 en Nouvelle-Zélande, mort le 23 octobre 2004 à Norwalk (Connecticut)), fut un photographe de guerre américain pour Life puis il se spécialisa dans la photographie de sport (voile, ski, etc.). Nommé quatre fois photographe de l'année. (fr)
  • George Silk (17 November 1916 – 23 October 2004) was a New Zealand-born Australian photojournalist. He served as a photojournalist for Life for 30 years. Silk was born in the New Zealand town of Levin. His career as a war photographer began in 1939, when he was a combat cameraman for the Australian government, covering action in the Middle East, North Africa and Greece. Trapped with the famed Desert Rats at Tobruk in Libya, he was captured by German field marshal Erwin Rommel's forces but escaped 10 days later. He began working for Life magazine in 1943. * * * (en)
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