317. Churchill's Photographer: From Escaping Genocide to MLK

Who was Karsh and how did he become one of the most famous portrait photographers of the 20th century? How did Karsh escape from the Armenian Genocide as a child? What was the story behind some of the most famous photographs of Churchill, Einstein, Castro, Queen Elizabeth II, and Martin Luther King?

Anita and William explore the fascinating life of one of the photographers of Empire, Yousuf Karsh.

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