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The film illuminates the multiple meanings ordinary people as well as critics, curators and philosophers attach to portrait photographs and - through the prism of these meanings - portrays the singular career of Yousuf Karsh the mythmaker.
Karsh is History is a portrait of legendary photographer Yousuf Karsh, a breathtaking exploration of the artist and his medium through today's lens. The film takes special care to show the meaning that critics, curators, philosophers and ordinary people attach to portrait photographs.
May 23, 2010 · Karsh Is History: Directed by Joseph Hillel. With Geoffrey Batchen, Estrellita Karsh, Annie Leibovitz, Jessye Norman. A portrait of legendary photographer Yousuf Karsh through told through his breathtaking photography.
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- Documentary
- Joseph Hillel
- 2010-05-23
Yousuf Karsh, CC RCA FRPS (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian-Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century. [1] [2] An Armenian genocide survivor, Karsh migrated to Canada as a refugee.
Karsh is History: Photographing Icons. In the collection of this legendary photographer are countless iconic photographs of people like Ernest Hemingway, Martin Luther King, Walt Disney, Einstein, JFK, Winston Churchill, and Picasso. Meet the man behind the camera: Yousuf Karsh.
A portrait of legendary photographer Yousuf Karsh through which a breathtaking illustrated commentary on photography is woven from the perspective of today. Karsh rose from immigrant commercial photographer to world renown as ''Karsh of Ottawa''.
Karsh is History: Photographing Icons is a feature-length documentary film that explores the life and work of acclaimed Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh. Directed and produced by Nahlah Ayed and written by Patricia Rozema, the film delves deep into Karsh's personal and professional journey to becoming one of the most recognizable and ...
