Yousuf Karsh Quotes

• Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.

  Yousuf Karsh

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  Tags in Heart, Mind

• I said, ‘Forgive me, sir,’ and plucked the cigar out of his mouth. By the time I got back to my camera, he looked so belligerent he could have devoured me. It was at that instant that I took the photograph. The silence was deafening.

  Yousuf Karsh

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• The trouble with photographing beautiful women is that you never get into the dark room until after they’ve gone.

  Yousuf Karsh

  Topics in Beauty

  Tags in Women, Photographer

• I’ve also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create.

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  Tags in Understandable, Lonliness

• Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.

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  Tags in Character

• If there is a single quality that is shared by all great men, it is vanity.

  Yousuf Karsh

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  Tags in Men, Quality

• There is a brief moment when all there is in a man’s mind and soul and spirit is reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record.

  Yousuf Karsh

  Topics in Sad

  Tags in Man

• Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can.

  Yousuf Karsh

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Men And Women, Secret

Yousuf Karsh (8)

Birth:	23rd December, 1908
Death:	13th July, 2002
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Photographer

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