Alex VerbeekDec 23, 2022
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(1/3) Portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh was born #OnThisDay in 1908.
Karsh called this picture of Winston Churchill “The Roaring Lion”.
#photography #history #OTD #UK #Ottawa #travel #Canada
Show threadAlex VerbeekDec 23, 2022
(2/3) On my usual run in Ottawa, I always pass the burst the Armenian-Canadian photographer. Here is a photo:
#Photography #Ottawa #history
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Dec 23, 2022

@Alex_Verbeek "Capturing the capturer" -- photographers in front of the camera, rather than behind, are few and far between. Not sure I know of any other statues of photographers.

Thanks for these.

Show threadAlex Verbeek
@RichStein there is the Daguerre statue in DC
Dec 23, 2022 at 1:18pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Dec 23, 2022
@Alex_Verbeek I will have to look for it on my next trip to DC. Did not know. Thanks!