In 1982 photojournalist of “Magnum Photos” took a series of street photographs of life in Soviet Odessa.
British photojournalist Ian berry (Ian Berry) was born in 1934 in Preston, Lancashire. His name became widely known when he worked in South Africa for the Daily Mail and later for Drum magazine. Berry was the only photographer who documented the mass murder in Sharpeville in 1960. His photographs are used in court to prove the innocence of the victims.
In 1962, Ian berry visited Paris, where he received an invitation from Henri Cartier-Bresson to join Magnum Photos. Five years later he became a full member of the Agency. His work has been published in Esquire, Fortune, Geo, Life, National Geographic, Paris-Match and Stern.
In 1964, Barry moved to London and began working in the Observer Magazine. Since then, he has traveled the world, taking documentary photographs reflecting the social and political struggles in China, the Republic of Congo, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, Israel, Ireland, Vietnam and countries of the former Soviet Union.
In 1982 Ian berry visited Odessa and took a series of photos about the life of Soviet Odessa. Here’s what he captured:
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