News about Ernst Haas

Ernst Haas: The American West, written by Paul Lowe and published by Prestel, is an eye-opening collection of vintage photographs of western America gathered by late photographer Ernst Haas. In 1951, the Austrian-born photographer moved to America and quickly established a reputation for capturing stunning color photographs of geographic and cultural landscapes in the United States. The book delves into the archives of both his black-and-white and color photography of the mid-to-late twentieth century. 'The extraordinary book gives a glimpse of America that is both poignantly far away and reassuringly familiar,' the publisher notes. Here are photographs from the book that encapsulate this vision…