A Close-Up of Long Ago and Far Away

"Life of an East End Parson," 1940                              Bret Hardy/Getty Images

I hadn't heard the name "Bert Hardy" until I saw this collection of his work, currently on exhibit in a London gallery. What a talented man. In these black & white photographs of mid- and post-war UK, he focuses his camera equally on every stratum of life, from the street urchin in London's East End to Princess Elizabeth in Westminster Abbey, giving each dignity and importance (slideshow): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-22256411