Onnig Cavoukian

Onnig J. "Cavouk" Cavoukian (born 1945) is a Canadian-Armenian photographer.[1]

Onnig Cavoukian
Born
Onnig J. Cavoukian

1945 (age 77–78)
Cairo, Egypt
Other namesCavouk
CitizenshipCanadian
OccupationPhotographer
Relatives

Life and career

Born in Cairo in 1945[2] to ethnic Armenian parents Artin and Lucie Cavoukian, Onnig Cavoukian moved with his family from Cairo to Canada in 1958.[3][4] He is the brother of the well-known Canadian children's entertainer Raffi and of Ann Cavoukian, the former Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario.[5][6]

Onnig Cavoukian followed in the footsteps of his grandfather Ohanness Cavoukian and his father Artin in becoming a portrait photographer.[5][7] His grandfather escaped Turkey during the Armenian genocide, moving to Egypt. His family moved to Toronto after the 1952 abdication of Farouk of Egypt.[1]


During his career, Cavouk's subjects included Indira Gandhi, the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Oscar Peterson, Pierre and Margaret Trudeau, Leonid Brezhnev, Patrick Macnee, Hubert Humphrey, and Pat Nixon.[5][8]

Three Canadian stamps have been made from portraits by Cavouk, of Roland Michener, Maureen Forrester, and Sam McLaughlin respectively.[5][9]

After spending most of his adult life in Toronto, Cavouk moved in April 2006 to Winona, Ontario, on a property next to Fifty Point Conservation Area.[8][10][1] He now lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

References
  1. Taylor, Bill (March 2, 2006). "Photographic memories; Onnig Cavoukian is the man of a thousand stories and has souvenirs of each, Bill Taylor reports". Toronto Star. pp. J1, J6. ProQuest 1348815709.
  2. "University of Calgary Libraries, Special Collections Division, Occasional Paper No. 10: Onnig CAVOUKIAN (born 1945)".
  3. Belian, G., 1982. Noted Photographer Cavouk Is Honored in Canada. Armenian Reporter International (1967-1988), p.4.
  4. "DOUBLE EXPOSURE Two Family Portraits, Canada's Giants of Photography". AGBU | Armenian non-profit organization. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  5. Bourret, Suzanne (January 22, 2008). "Cavouk of Winona: Life through the lens". Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  6. Bourret, Suzanne (January 15, 2008). "They see the jewel that is Hamilton". Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on July 18, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  7. "Sharing a passion for photography". NiagaraThisWeek.com. May 7, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  8. Rosts, Scott (April 20, 2007). "Stamp of approval". Niagara This Week. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  9. Rosts, Scott (April 20, 2007). "Stamp of approval". NiagaraThisWeek.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. Rosts, Scott (May 12, 2006). "Photographer inspired by his new surroundings". NiagaraThisWeek.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.


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