He covered the coal strikes in West Virginia,Įvents, and took pictures of celebrities and movie stars such as He started to travel through the USA and Canada.

His work was much appreciated and he soon was requested by other magazines. He soon obtained his first mission from a magazine which belonged to Parade.

He was chosen to cover the celebration of General Eisenhower's He finally sent his pictures to newspapers and magazines editors who liked it.ĭuring WWII, he joined the Army and became official photographer from 1942 to 1945. He wanted to travel, meet interesting people and go all over the world. He realized he wanted to be a professional He was requested by his friends and their families, but also by He used to bring his camera to school, taking pictures of interesting people and places.Īs a teenager, he realized that his pictures allowed him for earning His parents, Joseph and Eva Barris, were immigrants from Romania.įor his 6th birthday, his brother Willie offered him a camera, which was the beginning of his passion. * 1980s : 56 Boulevard Aristide Briand, Soisy sous France, France ( ). * during his childhood : 24 Delancy Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan. This includes photos, which are not obviously retro and portraits of famous young women doing nothing but posing.Date of death : September 30, 2016, Thousand Oaks, California. Please add the info in the comments.ĥ: All reposts less than six months old and all reposts less than a year old from Top 100 will be removed.ħ: We reserve the right to remove any post that doesn't showcase historical coolness. Nobody cares about your sexual impulses, least of all the OP.Ĥ: All posts highlighting, in the title, that someone has recently passed away or titles trying to evoke sympathy upvotes will be deleted. Offensive comments include anything about pimping, about people's moms and scoring women. If you've found a photo, video, or photo essay of people from the past looking fantastic, here's the place to share it.ġ: Photos and videos must be over 25 years old.Ģ: Please put the year or decade in title, otherwise your post will be removed.ģ: Spam, racist, homophobic, sexist and offensive comments, as well as brigading, consistent reposting and shitposting, will result in a lifetime ban.

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