It could be argued that Iosif Berman is the greatest Romanian photographer of all times, but, leaving such a title aside, he for sure deserves a much better place in our collective memory.
Iosif Berman (17th January 1890 - 17th September 1941) was a Romanian photographer of Jewish descent who worked in what today we’d call freelancing. He collaborated with numerous Romanian publications of the time: Adevarul, Dimineata, Romania Ilustrata, Gazeta Ilustrata, Ilustratiunea Romana, Cuvantul Liber, L’Independance Roumaine.
He was the first Romanian to have 32 photographers published in National Geographic, the US edition, in April 1934 and he collaborated regularly with New York Times, Associated Press and Scandinavian Newspaper Press.
He was one of the most cherished collaborators of Dimitrie Gusti, the founding father of sociology in Romania, joining him in numerous ethnographic campaigns throughout the country.
Iosif Berman was also one of the official photographers of the Romanian Royal House, capturing vivid moments of King Mihai I youth.
It could be argued that Iosif Berman is the greatest Romanian photographer of all times, but, leaving such a title aside, he for sure deserves a much better place in our collective memory.
