Bert Hardy - Documentary - Street Photographer

Albert William Thomas Hardy (19 May 1913 – 3 July 1995) was an English documentary and press photographer. Bert Hardy rose from humble working class origins in Southwark, London. He left school at age 14 to work for a chemist who also processed photos. Hardy freelanced for The Bicycle magazine, was self-taught and bought his first small-format 35 mm Leica that was unconventional format for press photographers in that era. Hardy served as a war photographer in the Army Film and Photographic Unit from 1942 until 1946. he took part in the D-Day landings in June 1944.

Photos: Bert Hardy


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