marked Roger Bamber’s 50th year as a leading photojournalist. He landed his first Fleet Street job on the day he arrived in London with his student portfolio in 1965. In those days the Daily Mail was a broadsheet and they signed him up to cover news and features. He was 20 years old. Roger had moved to Brighton in 1973, and in 1999 he worked with Brighton and Hove council in its bid for city status, his portraits and images of favourite places contributing to its success. And, of course, a C5 trike being overtaken by a bus – part of the catalogue of work that Roger did for the local bus company who have since, in his honour, named a bus after him. 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. [3] He grew up near the Great Central Railway line which created a lifelong interest in steam trains. [1] It was a cool exhibition. It’s worth seeing this exhibition because it shows you a perspective of how Roger Bamber interpreted what he saw. I think this exhibition will inspire people to feel an interest in photography and in Brighton’s history. The exhibition really drags you in and makes you want to find out more.

His career at The Sun spanned 19 years before he went freelance and worked for The Observer, The Independent and several magazines. It was so fascinating to see all the different photos Roger Bamber has taken, his journey, and the effects he used in his photography.I really enjoyed the creativity of taking photos of another person’s work, and then making it my own. While plenty of Mr Bamber’s photographs will be familiar to many people in Brighton and Hove, the latest chance to see the world through his eyes runs from tomorrow until Sunday 3 September. His wife Shan Lancaster, who also worked at The Argus and the Sun, said Roger "couldn't have been better cared for anywhere" than the Royal Sussex and described the staff as "magic". He married his long-term partner, Shân Lancaster, a journalist, in 2004. The couple had met while covering the Falklands war for the Sun and were together for 40 years. It’s inspired me to take more photos and to revisit places that Roger Bamber photographed to try and recreate the images. Louie

Roger Bamber: an original mind - Twice British Photographer of the Year; twice News Photographer of the Year (topfoto.co.uk) I would rate this exhibition 7/10. I liked the photography, but I prefer landscape photography. Sasha I suggested he would get better pictures from the other side, he gave me a wry smile and carried on, when he walked away my mate said ‘you know that was Roger Bamber!’ Since his tragic passing in late 2022, Roger Bamber has been deeply missed by the local community. His photography remains a key emblem of Brighton’s liveliness and an integral reminder that we must continue to keep life exciting. In the words of Bamber himself, ‘as long as it wasn’t boring’.Bamber comes to London, and on his first day job-hunting is immediately offered a job working for the Daily Mail. In 1973 he won another photographer of the year award for a photograph of the immediate aftermath of the IRA bombing at the Old Bailey law courts in London. [1]