Biography (Yousuf Karsh)
Yousuf Karsh was born December 23, 1908 in Mardin, Ottoman Empire and died July 13, 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1947. He spent his younger years in the tough country of Turkey with his family which was the main reason why he left for Syria before he went on to the country where he pursued his career, explained in detail in the next paragraph.
Two years after fleeing from persecution in Turkey to Syria, Yousuf's father send him to Canada to live with his uncle. There, he worked in a studio in which his uncle owned and learned about the art and science of photography. He attended evening classes at art school, but only briefly. For three years he served as an apprentice to John H. Garo, a painter from Boston and portrait photography. Garo taught Karsh about artificial lighting techniques which which he used later in his own photography.
Books of Karsh's photography include Faces of Destiny (1946), Protraits of Greatness(1959), In Search of Greatness(1962), Faces of Our Time(1971), Karsh Canadians(1978), and Karsh: A Sixty-Year Retrospective (1996), among others. His books consist of his photographs which helpful tips about his style of photography. His books have been recommended for starter photographers and contain basic knowledge about cameras, along with more advanced photography steps.
Resources:
www.karsh.org
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yousuf-Karsh
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