1. By: Carolina Pensky

2.  1908-2002  Born in Ottoman Empire, which is now Turkey  A master in photography from the 20 th century  One of the world’s most renewed portrait photographers  Photographed portraits of statesmen, artists, authors, musicians, and many others  Left Armenia along with his family when he was 15 years old.  Moved to the capital of Canada, Ottawa

4.  His works were mostly black & white  Tried to catch his subject in pensive moments  Several of his portraits were printed in the LIFE magazine  Some of the subjects he photographed were: - Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and George Bernard Shaw - Period of World War II

8.  “Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can.”  “My chief joy is no photograph the great in heart, in mind, and in spirit, whether they be famous or humble.”

10.  Infoplease. "Yousuf Karsh." Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2013. http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/yous ufkarsh.html  "Yousuf Karsh / Photographer." Yousuf Karsh / Photographer. The Estate of Yousuf Karsh, n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2013. http://www.karsh.org/