Photographer. Born in Hungary, he was orphaned as a child and raised by friends of the family in Germany, where he was exposed to the artists of the Bauhaus movement. When the Nazis came to power he fled to England in 1933, where he studied with the photographer Otto Emil Hoppe. In 1938 he moved to India, where he first worked as a cameraman for an Indian film company. He opened his own studio, and made films for the British military. In 1947 he was invited to teach at the Chicago Institute of Design. In 1949, he relocated to Aspen, Colorado. His ski photography helped popularize the area. In 1951, Berko began the Aspen Photography Conference, attracting many renowned artists for lectures and workshops. Berko is considered a pioneer in the use of color film, and one of the 100 most important photographers of the 20th century. His works have been published in various magazines, and are part of national and international collections. He published two books, "60 Years of Photography: 'The Discovering Eye'" (1991) and "Berko: Photographs 1935-1951" (1999).
Photographer. Born in Hungary, he was orphaned as a child and raised by friends of the family in Germany, where he was exposed to the artists of the Bauhaus movement. When the Nazis came to power he fled to England in 1933, where he studied with the photographer Otto Emil Hoppe. In 1938 he moved to India, where he first worked as a cameraman for an Indian film company. He opened his own studio, and made films for the British military. In 1947 he was invited to teach at the Chicago Institute of Design. In 1949, he relocated to Aspen, Colorado. His ski photography helped popularize the area. In 1951, Berko began the Aspen Photography Conference, attracting many renowned artists for lectures and workshops. Berko is considered a pioneer in the use of color film, and one of the 100 most important photographers of the 20th century. His works have been published in various magazines, and are part of national and international collections. He published two books, "60 Years of Photography: 'The Discovering Eye'" (1991) and "Berko: Photographs 1935-1951" (1999).
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