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

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Karsh said "My chief joy is to photograph the great in heart in mind and in spirit whether they be famous or humble. In that fleeting interval of opportunity the photographer must act or lose his prize. Karsh publiYousuf Karshd 15 books of his photographs which include brief descriptions of the sessions during which he would ask questions and talk with his subjects to relax them as he composed the portrait.