News photographer Bernard Hess Through the Lens: A Life in News

The Press Photo History Project

Through the Lens: A Life in News’ features 36 remarkable pictures from the career of news photographer Bernard “Bunny” Hess – the Chief Photographer at the Birmingham Evening Mail 1940’s – 1990’s.
Details on our sister news site PhotoArchiveNews.com

Why is it important?

At the turn of the 20th century, there was vast growth in press agencies and photographers due to the massive thirst for images in newspapers. Many are still in existence but others have been sold, absorbed or simply disappeared, effectively leaving gaps in the history of this industry… many agency offices were bombed during the WWII London Blitz resulting negative and print files being water damage from the hoses quenching the fires …most archives were in the building basements.

News photographer Bernard Hess Through the Lens: A Life in News

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