Ernst Haas

 

    Ernst Haas was an Austrian photographer who was one of the 20th century's influential photographers. Haas was commonly known for being one of the few pioneers in color photography. Haas started off as an independent photographer until 1949 when he joined Magnum. Haas decided to experiment with Kodachrome color film and it caused him to be officially established as a color photographer. Haas's photos were shown in the LIFE magazine and it was one of the biggest exhibits in New York.

    The exhibit showed 24 page colored images of New York City and it was such a big event since it was the first time LIFE magazine released images in color. Haas started to do more traveling and photographing while working for LIFE, Vogue, and Look. Proceeded with making four books that show images in color during his travels. Then Haas won a Hasselblad award in 1986 but it was around the year of his death. Haas's legacy is continued as more of his work is shown around the world. 

   Haas photos are very attractive to the eye since the colors are well shot. Haas's photos are captivating images because it simple yet detailed. Haas images seem to just snap a picture of a random place but in reality, he puts thought into the way he takes the picture and where he takes it. Most of the random places he is in are places that are well for specific or multiple composition styles. The following images show the different types of styles of composition he did and shows how well done his images are done by looking at them.