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Colour Correction
Ernst Haas is unquestionably one of the best-known, most prolific and most published photographers of the twentieth century.
He is most associated with a vibrant colour photography which, for decades, was much in demand by the
illustrated press. This colour work, published in the most influential magazines in Europe and America, also fed a constant stream of books, and these too enjoyed great popularity. But although his colour work earned him fame around the world, in recent decades it has often been derided by critics and curators as "overly commercial," and too easily accessible - or in the language of curators, not sufficiently "serious." As a result, his reputation has suffered in comparison with a younger generation of colour photographers, notably Eggleston, Shore and Meyerowitz.
He is most associated with a vibrant colour photography which, for decades, was much in demand by the
illustrated press. This colour work, published in the most influential magazines in Europe and America, also fed a constant stream of books, and these too enjoyed great popularity. But although his colour work earned him fame around the world, in recent decades it has often been derided by critics and curators as "overly commercial," and too easily accessible - or in the language of curators, not sufficiently "serious." As a result, his reputation has suffered in comparison with a younger generation of colour photographers, notably Eggleston, Shore and Meyerowitz.
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186 pages, Hardcover
First published July 20, 2011
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February 4, 2018
(This is a naturally-occurring layering of posters on a street, not a collage)
January 21, 2021
One of my favorite photobooks I've read.
Such beautiful colors, and interesting photographs. Has good writing in it about Haas as well. One of the few photobooks I wish I owned, so I could revisit over and over again.
Such beautiful colors, and interesting photographs. Has good writing in it about Haas as well. One of the few photobooks I wish I owned, so I could revisit over and over again.
February 28, 2021
Very formal shooting method, play with lines, colors, light and shadow
December 8, 2023
Makes me want to grab my camera and start taking photos like crazy. I'm sure I'll leaf through this regularly.
December 6, 2021
Easily the best single collection of color photographs taken before 1990 or so. Ernst Haas is the antidote to MFA/theory and (along with Walker Evans) the square root of most current street photography.
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