Portrait+Photographers


 * Yousuf Karsh**

He was a Canadian Photographer of American Heritage, and one of the most famous portrait photographers of all time. Yousuf Karsh photographed many of the great celebrities of his generation. On of his distinctive practices was lighting the subjects hand seperately. Karsh had photographed many celebrities, some famous subjects were Lord Alanbrooke, Muhammad Ali, Marian Anderson, Albert Einstein, Princess Elizabeth, Helen Keller, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, and many more. His most famous portrait subject was Winston Churchill. Some of Karsh' images were released on on his 100th anniversary honoured by Canada Post. A lot of his photos are seen by a lot of people who were not able to experience back in their time, and we can see through the expressions, lighting, and more how they were feeling, how the world was back then. Winston Churchill

Albert Einstein


 * Eve Arnold**

She was an American photojournalist. She joined Magnum Photos Agency in 1951, and became a full member in 1957. Eve Arnolds images of Marilyn Monroe on the set of the actress's last film, The Misfits. Arnold had taken many photos of Marilyn Monroe from 1951 onwards. Her previously unseen photos of Monroe were shown at an Halcyon Gallery exhibition in London during May 2005. She also photographed Queen Elizabeth II, Malcolm X, and Joan Crawford. She also travelled around the world, photographing in China, Russia, South Africa and Afghanistan. Arnold left the US and moved permanently to England in the early 1960s with her son, Frank Arnold. While working for the London Sunday Times, she began to make serious use of colour photography. In 1980, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society, and elected Master Photographer by New York's International Center of Photography. She took many shots of the celebrities in their generation and we are now able to have many memories and see the enviroment they were in. Marilyn Monroe at film The Misfits