42 Fascinating Color Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Odessa, Ukraine in the 1982

Ian Berry was born in Lancashire, England. He made his reputation in South Africa, where he worked for the Daily Mail and later for Drum magazine. He was the only photographer to document the massacre at Sharpeville in 1960, and his photographs were used in the trial to prove the victims' innocence.

Important editorial assignments have included work for National Geographic, Fortune, Stern, Geo, national Sunday magazines, Esquire, Paris-Match and Life. Ian Berry has also reported on the political and social transformations in China and the former USSR.

In 1982 Ian Berry visited the Ukrainian SSR as a photojournalist. During that trip he made a series of photos of the people’s life in the Soviet city of Odessa. Below are some of interesting pictures from his trip.

A couple share an intimate moment seated on a park bench whilst a woman next to them relaxes with her shoes off.

A woman cuddles a dog she hopes to sell at the pet market whilst others look on.

Ballerinas take a break to chat and relax during a break in rehearsals.

A mother explaining to her young son the contents of a painting in the museum.

Boy in toy soldiers hat playing table football whilst another sports a black eye, in the grounds of a local kindergarten.

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20 Fascinating Color Photographs of Odessa, Ukraine in the Early 1930s

Branson DeCou was an American traveler and photographer who traveled around the world for 30 years.

In 1931, he visited Odessa and took some of black-and-white photographs, then he painted his photos.

Obviously, he was rather an artist than a photographer. Branson tried to reproduce original colors on his photos.

Check out these colorful photos of Odessa about this time.

Two young women, tour guides.

City view, looking down a major street crowded with pedestrians.

City Hall (formerly a stock exchange): partial view of facade.

Bread wagon delivering food in the Old Town.

Portrait of a group of young Ukrainians.

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Amazing Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Odessa, Soviet Ukraine in 1982

Amaz­ing pho­tographs taken by famous Mag­num pho­tog­ra­pher Ian Berry in 1981-82 in Odessa, Soviet Ukraine.

Woman hang­ing out wash­ing in a patch of sun­shine in an over­all view of the city.

A woman in an amaz­ingly dec­o­ra­tive sun hat holds her child whilst chat­ting to another lady on the beach.

Fam­ily sit­ting on a bench in the park catch the last rays of the sun whilst the man wears his grandaugh­ters hat and the mother reads.

Woman clean­ing the win­dow of a gro­cery store with fruit and veg­etable paint­ings.

Thou­sands of birds gather in the win­try trees in front of city build­ings.

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