Photographing Greatness - Dundurn

Photographing Greatness

The Story of Karsh

Published November 2007

Hardcover
$ 21.99

Description

Yousuf Karsh emigrated to North America from Turkey in the 1920s, eventually settling in Ottawa. An early interest in photography inspired him to open his own studio. As he became known for the quality of his work, Karsh’s close proximity to powerful leaders in Ottawa led to commissions of portraits of politicians. He became known as the worlds’ finest portrait photographer for his gift of drawing out and capturing a subject’s character in a photograph. Over a seventy plus year career, Karsh photographed many famous musicians, artists, actors, captains of industry and politlcians. He was also a humanitarian who worked with sick children. This is the first children’s biography of the man who immortalized the makers of history.

Contributors

lian goodall

lian goodall began reviewing Canadian childrenÂ’s books in the 1980s and currently has a regular column in the Guelph Mercury and St. Catharines Standard. Her first published book was Diego Maradona. Her second was William Lyon Mackenzie King. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

Book Details

ePub
November 2007
-
96 pp
9781459726307
ePub
November 2007
-
96 pp
9781459727250
Hardcover
November 2007
8.25x9.5 in
96 pp
9781894917346