Paul Fusco worked as a military photographer for the Government of the United States in Korea from 1951 - 1953. He studied photojournalism at Ohio University, where he graduated in 1957. Then he moved to New York where he began a career as a photographer for "Look", where he remained until 1971.
During this time he made great stories about social issues in the U.S., including the plight of poor miners in Kentucky, Latino ghetto life in New York City, cultural experiments in California, African-American life in the Mississippi Delta. Also, he worked in England, Israel, Egypt, Japan, Southeast Asia, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. He also made a big study of the countries behind the "Iron Curtain" from Finland to Iran.
After the "Look" closed, he went to work for "Magnum Photos" where he became an associate in 1973. His photographs were published in popular magazines such as Time, life, Newsweek, NY Times, etc ...
Fusco moved to California in 1980 where he photographs oppressed people as well as those with alternative lifestyles. Among his latest works are pictures of AIDS patients in California and homelessness in New York. He is also worked a very long time on a project which includes the consequences made by the explosion at Chernobyl among children and adults in Belarus. Here are some of the photos but must note that those with a weak stomach should not look at this article and these photos !
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