Ernst Haas
Ernst Haas bought his first camera in 1946 on the Viennese black market, exchanging the 10 kilograms of margarine he had been given for his 25th birthday for a 35 mm Rolleiflex. His medical studies had been interrupted during the war, so he had been working on and off in a photographers’ studio. His first published photo-story, Homecoming Prisoners of War, marked a turning point in his career. It was taken with his new camera in 1946 and published in Heute magazine in 1949. When this piece was taken up by Life magazine, Haas became the first photographer to be asked to join Magnum, an invitation that he accepted.
The following year Haas started to experiment with color film. He played a pivotal role in the development of color photography and in 1953 Life magazine devoted an unprecedented 24 pages to his first published color essay, ‘Shots of a Magic City’, taken in New York. Haas went on to produce color essays for magazines during the 1950's and 1960's, including features on Paris, Venice and England. From the mid 1950's he also started to investigate the semi-abstract depiction of movement. In 1958 readers of Popular Photography voted Haas one of the ‘World’s Ten Greatest Photographers’.
The following year Haas started to experiment with color film. He played a pivotal role in the development of color photography and in 1953 Life magazine devoted an unprecedented 24 pages to his first published color essay, ‘Shots of a Magic City’, taken in New York. Haas went on to produce color essays for magazines during the 1950's and 1960's, including features on Paris, Venice and England. From the mid 1950's he also started to investigate the semi-abstract depiction of movement. In 1958 readers of Popular Photography voted Haas one of the ‘World’s Ten Greatest Photographers’.
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