Yousuf karsh biography summary
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| Yousuf Karsh | |
|---|---|
| Photographer | |
| Born | December 23, 1908 Mardin, Ottoman Turkey |
| Died | July 13, 2002 (at age 93) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American-Canadian |
Yousuf Karsh was a famous American-Canadian photographer.
Yousuf karsh biography summary
He is best known for photographing some of the biggest names in politics, including Winston Churchill, Indira Gandhi, and John F. Kennedy, just to name a few. Some of his photographs have become iconic as they have been featured on the cover of some of the world’s most popular publications.
Early Life
Yousuf was born on December 23, 1908, in Mardin, Turkey, which was part of the Ottoman Empire at the time.
When he turned 16, he was sent by his parents to live with his uncle, George Nakash, who was a photographer in Canada. Yousuf briefly assisted his uncle in his photo studio while he was in school.
George saw great potential in Yousuf Karsh and in 1928, he arranged for Karsh to apprentice with portrait photographer John Garo in Boston, Massa