Ian Berry, Photographer of the Sharpeville Massacre, Dies at 92

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Ian Berry, the British photojournalist who photographed the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960, has died aged 92. Berry was present outside the Transvaal township police station when officers opened fire on anti-apartheid demonstrators, killing dozens and wounding hundreds. His photographs of the carnage were among the first to reach international audiences and remain among the most referenced images of apartheid-era South Africa.
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