Haas, Ernst - Color Correction

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"This out-of-print photo volume, 'Ernst Haas. Color Correction' intends to correct the somewhat blurred image of his color photography which, due to its extraordinary vibrancy, was much in demand by the illustrated press of its time. The color work by Ernst HAAS, published in the most influential magazines and various books in Europe and America, earned him worldwide fame, but at the same time has often been derided by critics and curators as too easily accessible and not sufficiently 'serious.' As a result, his reputation has suffered in comparison with a younger generation of color photographers, notably William EGGLESTON, Stephen SHORE and Joel MEYEROWITZ. However, such criticism usually overlooks the astonishing sensibility of his personal work in color, which constantly but almost invisibly accompanied his commissioned photography and was far more radical and ambiguous. Ernst HAAS never printed these pictures in his lifetime, let alone exhibit them. With their striking inventiveness and complexity, they firmly stand their ground in the face of the work of his fellow photographers." (© Steidl Verlag, 2011)

About Austrian photographer, Ernst HAAS (1921-1986)

Photo books by and with works by Ernst HAAS