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'''James Cobb Burke''' (1915-1964) was an [[American]] photographer and photojournalist. He was born in [[Shanghai]] in 1915 to [[Methodist]] missionary parents. The family settled in [[Macon, Georgia]], and Burke studied English at [[Emory University]], graduating in 1937. He also attended Princeton briefly, before becoming a newspaper reporter.
During WW2, he served [[Claire Chennault]]'s 14th Air Force in [[Kunming]], and published a book titled ''My Father in China''. After the war, he stayed on in China and joined [[Time-Life]] magazine as a stringer in 1947. After the [[Communist]] takeover of China, he moved to India where he eventually became [[New Delhi]] bureau chief of Time-Life magazine. He switched from writing to photographic reporting in the mid-1950s. He is best known today for his [[photojournalism]] in the postcolonial subcontinent in the 1950s and 1960s, covering India, Pakistan and the rest of the region. He also traveled widely across Asia. His archives are available in [[Getty Images]].
In October 1964, he slipped and fell to his death 60 miles north of [[Tezpur]], [[Assam]] while trying to take a picture in the [[Himalayas]]. He was 49 years old and left behind a wife and three children.<ref>[https://ift.tt/33JqluL Bio]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/33NHEe7 Obit]</ref>
==References==
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[[category:American journalists]]
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During WW2, he served [[Claire Chennault]]'s 14th Air Force in [[Kunming]], and published a book titled ''My Father in China''. After the war, he stayed on in China and joined [[Time-Life]] magazine as a stringer in 1947. After the [[Communist]] takeover of China, he moved to India where he eventually became [[New Delhi]] bureau chief of Time-Life magazine. He switched from writing to photographic reporting in the mid-1950s. He is best known today for his [[photojournalism]] in the postcolonial subcontinent in the 1950s and 1960s, covering India, Pakistan and the rest of the region. He also traveled widely across Asia. His archives are available in [[Getty Images]].
In October 1964, he slipped and fell to his death 60 miles north of [[Tezpur]], [[Assam]] while trying to take a picture in the [[Himalayas]]. He was 49 years old and left behind a wife and three children.<ref>[https://ift.tt/33JqluL Bio]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/33NHEe7 Obit]</ref>
==References==
[[category:American writers]]
[[category:American journalists]]
[[category:American photographers]]
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