- He was a famous Ottawa-based portrait photographer perhaps best-known for his photo of a glowering Winston Churchill, which was created by snatching Sir Winston's cigar away suddenly without warning.
- Gained international prominence with his 1941 portrait of a defiant Winston Churchill and photos of public figures such as Albert Einstein and Ernest Hemingway.
- Was of Armenian ancestry.
- His photographs are included in permanent collections ranging from the Museum of Modern Art in New York to the National Portrait Gallery in London. He was catapulted to international fame with his 1941 portrait of Winston Churchill, taken as Great Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany.
- He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on December 22, 1967 and the C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada) on April 20, 1990 for his services to photography.
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