Esquire's Jan issue just pop into my mailbox and was surprised to see Karsh's images of Kennedy brothers though this time three of his individual images were put together into one image. Yup, although he has passed on, his images still makes a magazine cover.
"In photography there is always an opportunity to develop your talent and yourself. There is always discovery, and the use of light is an elusive medium to express the human face. You can understand it, but you rarely master it....Yes, it's light, but it's also understanding your subject. To make a significant photo of someone, you have to know a great deal about them - their accomplishments, station in life or contribution to their fellow man. All this information and observation plays an important part so that the photographer can make a sensitive image. I always read a great deal about the person I'm going to photograph. I imbue myself with their contribution to the world."
Karsh currently has an exhibition over at the Central Library that is due to end Jan 23, 2010. Below is one of my favorite Karsh image - one of Hemingway used in this 1961 edition of "Portrait of Hemingway" as written by Lillan Ross.
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