Joshua Benoliel

Joshua Benoliel ( born January 13, 1873 in Lisbon, † February 3, 1932 ) was a British photojournalist.

Career

Benoliel was born the son of coming from Gibraltar Jewish merchant people Judah Benoliel and Esther Levy. His professional career began as a photojournalist for the sports magazine Tiro e sport and was later mainly worked for the daily newspaper O Século and its supplement Ilustração Portuguesa. In addition, he was a correspondent for the Spanish newspaper ABC and the French magazine L' Illustration. King Carlos I appointed him his official photographer.

With his recordings of events such as the fall of the monarchy, monarchist uprisings in the early years of the Republic and the Portuguese army that fought during the First World War in Flanders Benoliel became one of the most important chronicler of Portuguese history in the first decades of the 20th century.

Publications

• Arquivo da Vida Portuguesa Gráfico: 1903 - 1918: História da Vida Nacional em Todos os seus Aspectos, de 1903 a 1918 - Lisbon:. Bertrand, 1933, 6 volumes