Wandering in Ottawa - Photographing the Photographer
This bust of Yousuf Karsh can be found on the street in Ottawa near the Chateau Laurier Hotel. Karsh has been said to be one of the greatest portrait photographers of the twentieth century. He was born in the then Ottoman Empire (Turkey) in 1908 and immigrated to Canada in 1923. He became a photographer and specialized in portrait photography. His works make use of dramatic lighting. One of his most famous was a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill that he took in 1841 which became known as "The Roaring Lion".
Wandering in Ottawa - Photographing the Photographer
This bust of Yousuf Karsh can be found on the street in Ottawa near the Chateau Laurier Hotel. Karsh has been said to be one of the greatest portrait photographers of the twentieth century. He was born in the then Ottoman Empire (Turkey) in 1908 and immigrated to Canada in 1923. He became a photographer and specialized in portrait photography. His works make use of dramatic lighting. One of his most famous was a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill that he took in 1841 which became known as "The Roaring Lion".