Yusuf Karsh, 1908 yılında, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu topraklarında, bizim Mardin‘de doğdu. Tehcir olayları sırasında Kanada‘ya, fotoğrafçı amcasının yanında gitti.
Fotoğrafçılık tarihinin en önemli isimlerinden kabul edilen Yusuf Karsh, 1931 – 1992 yılları arasında tanıdığınız bildiğiniz neredeyse herkesin portresini çeken kişi oldu. Karsh‘ın öyküsüne wikipedia sayfasından bakın, biz de size muhtemelen tanıdığınız o meşhur fotoğrafları gösterelim:
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