Berry returned to Great Britain and traveled for some time but returned to South Africa in the early 1960s and worked for the '' Daily Mail '' . Later Tom Hopkinson , previously editor of the British '' Picture Post '' , hired Berry to work for '' Drum '' magazine . He was in Sharpeville on 21 March 1960 , when a peaceful protest turned violent , leading to the deaths of 69 people and the wounding of 178 others by police . There were no other photographs documenting the events , and Berry 's were entered into evidence in the court proceedings proving that the victims had done nothing wrong . Berry was invited by Henri Cartier-Bresson to join Magnum Photos in 1962 when he was based in Paris ; five years later he became a full member . In 1964 he moved to London and began working for '' Observer Magazine '' . He has since traveled the globe , documenting social and political strife in China , Republic of Congo , Czechoslovakia , Ethiopia , Israel , Ireland , Vietnam , and the former Soviet Union.He has contributed to publications including '' Esquire '' , '' Fortune '' , '' Geo '' , '' Life '' , '' National Geographic '' , '' Paris-Match '' , and '' Stern '' . Berry 's photographs have been exhibited world-wide and some are now included in the Magnum Photos : Photographic Collection at the Harry Ransom Center , University of Texas at Austin
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Ian Berry (photojournalist)