Iosif Berman (January 17, 1892, Suceava – September 17, 1941) was a Romanian photographer and journalist during the interwar period.
[1] From an early age, Berman became interested in photography, and as a child he spent time in the company of the itinerant photographers of Suceava and Cernăuți.
[1] During the mid-1920s, Berman collaborated with sociologist Dimitrie Gusti, who studied the Romanian village and traditions, and with Filip Brunea-Fox [ro] for his reportage articles.
[1] His photographs were published in all the major Romanian newspapers of the time: Adevărul, Dimineaţa, Curentul, Realitatea ilustrată, România ilustrată, Ilustraţiunea română, Cuvântul liber, L'Indépendance roumaine [fr] and also in The New York Times and National Geographic, being a correspondent of the Associated Press and Scandinavian Newspaper Press.
A documentary on his life and work was also made, called "Omul cu o mie de ochi" (The Man with a Thousand Eyes), directed by Alexandru Solomon [ro].