Bert Hardy (19 May 1913 — 3 July 1995) was a documentary and press photographer known for his work published in the Picture Post magazine between 1941 and 1957. Bert Hardy rose from humble working class origins in Blackfriars, the eldest of seven children he left school at age 14 to work for a chemist who also processed photos. His first big sale came when he photographed King George V and Queen Mary in a passing carriage, and sold 200 small prints of his best view of the King. Hardy freelanced for The Bicycle magazine, and bought his first small-formatLeica 35 mm. He signed on with the General Photographic Agency as a photographer, then found his own freelance firm Criterion. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Hardy