Yousuf Karsh

Yousuf Karsh was one of the top world's famous photographers of the 20th century. His portraits were lit in such a way that they became almost three dimensional.

I got a chance to see Yousuf Karsh when he gave a lecturer at Muhlenberg College. On display he had many of his famous portraits and to see them in person rather than in a book was even more inspiring. I felt so fortunate to have had this opportunity and never forgot it.

Several years later I came upon a magnificent looking book entitled Karsh Portraits at one of the store in our local mall. It was a beautiful large format book than contained many of his black & white portraits and they looked fantastic. The images were printed on a very heavy mat paper with an incredible range of tones showing the fine details in highlights and shadows.

I purchased this book even though it was priced much higher than I have ever paid for a book. But, it was worth every penny. I cherish this book today and it is one of my favorite books in my collection.

Anyone who truly appreciates magnificent photography should consider owning this fantastic book. Along with each image Mr. Karsh comments on the making of each portrait.

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