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Quest for Beauty

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The Photographic Journey of Malak of Ottawa

By Harvey Sawler

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Quest for Beauty: The Photographic Journey of Malak of Ottawa is the authorized biography of the prolific, passionate and tireless Canadian photographer Malak Karsh. Malak's quest takes us from the Karsh family's exodus from Turkey wrought by the 1915 Armenian genocide, to Canada and a storied... Read More

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Quest for Beauty: The Photographic Journey of Malak of Ottawa, is the authorized biography of one of Canada's great photographic artists, one whose relentless, impassioned search for colour, beauty and joy illustrated to the world the magnificence of Canada and its capital City of Ottawa.

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Quest for Beauty: The Photographic Journey of Malak of Ottawa is the authorized biography of the prolific, passionate and tireless Canadian photographer Malak Karsh. Malak's quest takes us from the Karsh family's exodus from Turkey wrought by the 1915 Armenian genocide, to Canada and a storied life filled with colour, beauty and joy.

The brother of Yousuf Karsh, arguably the world's most renowned portrait photographer, Malak of Ottawa spent a lifetime capturing images of Canadians, Canadian industry, Canadian landscapes, seascapes, cities, icons, and daily life, through millions of images.

Key to his success was his relentless pursuit of perfection every single photograph was the result of a painstaking event, defiant of the elements, and often placing himself at physical risk in order to achieve his artistic objectives.

Central to Quest for Beauty is the Canadian capital City of Ottawa, Canada's distinctive gothic-revival Parliament Buildings, his decades-long association with the Dutch and his obsession with tulips an untold volume of floral photography that in part redefined Canada's capital city.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780776644998

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 May 2026

Country: Canada

Imprint: University of Ottawa Press

Illustration: 184 photos

Contributors:

Photographs by Malak Karsh
Illustrated by Malak Karsh
Foreword by Anna Porter

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 279.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 148

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About the Author

Harvey Sawler has written 19 fiction and non-fiction books, covering the spectrum from celebrity, business, and crime to travel and entertainment. He is the former director of marketing and public relations for the Confederation Centre of the Arts, and, in 2014, authored the Centre's 50th anniversary commemorative book, The Centre for All Canadians-Five Decades of Inspiration and Excellence. Over 51 years, he has written hundreds of articles and stories for newspapers, magazines, and digital media forms, and he is a leading Canadian tourism consultant. He lives in Bellevue Cove, Prince Edward Island, with his partner, Charlotte Stewart.