>From the BJP: "Yousuf Karsh, one of the 20th century's most celebrated portrait photographers, has died, aged 93.
Karsh emigrated from Turkish Armenia to Canada aged 16, and learnt photography from an uncle in Montreal. He then trained under another Armenian, John Garo, before setting up his own studio in Ottawa in the early Thirties. He quickly established a reputation for his pictures of leading Canadian politicians, artists and scientists, employing formal poses and masterful – often chiaroscuro – lighting techniques. It was his photograph of Winston Churchill on a visit to the Canadian capital in 1941 that established Karsh's international reputation. Allowed just one shot, legend has it that Karsh leaned over and plucked one of Churchill's trademark cigars from his mouth before clicking the shutter. The resultant picture was used on the cover of Life magazine, and came to symbolise the prime minister's dogged determination to fight on in the face of wartime adversity. " Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
