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Karsh is a commended Canadian photographer, known for photographing portraits of those he feels have shaped the twenthieth century in the scientific, political, and cultural arenas.
Karsh was born in Marin, Armena, on December 23, 1908. He had a difficult childhood and in 1924, he moved to Sherbrooke, Quebec with his uncle for schooling.
In 1928, Karsh arrived in Boston for an apprenticeship with John Garo, who was a pictorialist photographer. Garo taught Karsh to see subjects in lights, shadow, and form and techniques for printing. Karsh, while watching a theater in Ottawa, realized he preferred to use stage lighting rather than daylight.
In 1989, he gave 100 prints to the National Gallery of Canada for the 150th anniversary of photography. The National Archives of Canada acquired Karsh's entire collection of prints and negatives in 1897. Karsh's best known photographs are his portraits of Winston Churchill, Fidel Castro, and Clark Gable.
Karsh, photographing for over 75 years, will continue to photograph and contribute to the world of photography as long as he can.
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