✨AI Reimagines the Masters✨ Bert Hardy|134/1000

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Bert Hardy was an influential English press and documentary photographer known for his work for Picture Post magazine. He was born on May 19, 1913, in Blackfriars, London, and passed away on July 3, 1995, at the age of 82 [1].

Life and Work:

Bert Hardy rose from humble working-class origins in Southwark, London. He left school at the age of 14 and started working for a chemist who also processed photos [1].

In 1936, he had his first big sale when he photographed King George V and Queen Mary during the Silver Jubilee celebrations [1].

Hardy freelanced for The Bicycle magazine and later signed on with the General Photographic Agency as a Leica photographer. He eventually founded his own freelance firm, Criterion [1].

In 1941, he was recruited by Picture Post magazine, where he became the Chief Photographer. He worked for the magazine until it ceased publication in June 1957 [1].

During World War II, Hardy served as a war photographer in the Army Film and Photographic Unit (AFPU). He covered significant events such as the D-Day landings, the liberation of Paris, and the allied advance across the Rhine. He was also one of the first photographers to enter the liberated Belsen concentration camp [1].

Hardy later covered the Korean War for Picture Post, reporting on atrocities committed by Syngman Rhee's police. He won the Missouri Pictures of the Year Award for his photojournalism of the Battle of Inchon [1].