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 was offered his first Fleet Street role by the Daily Mail on his first day of job hunting, covering news as well as features for the then broadsheet newspaper.
[3] In November 1969, he moved to the newly launched tabloid The Sun, and worked for the publication for the next 19 years covering hard news and softer features.
[1] In 1976 the Rolling Stones gave him permission to photograph their first night of rehearsals at the Festhalle, Frankfurt, during their European tour.
[3] Bamber's images were part of the successful bid made by Brighton and Hove to gain city status in 1999.
[1] In 2009, Bamber retired from mainstream newspaper photography but continued to photograph a wide variety of subjects which interested him.