Ernst Haas
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"Ernst Haas" was a photojournalist and a pioneering color photography/color photographer. During his 40-year career, the Austrian-born artist bridged the gap between photojournalism and the use of photography as a medium for expression and creativity. In addition to his prolific coverage of events around the globe after World War II, Haas was an early innovator in color photography. His images were widely disseminated by magazines like Life magazine/Life and Vogue magazine/Vogue and, in 1962, were the subject of the first single-artist exhibition of color photography at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. He served as president of the cooperative Magnum Photos, and his book The Creation (1971) was one of the most successful photography books ever, selling 350,000 copies.

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The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE.

Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the 'ah-ha'.

A picture is the expression of an impression. If the beautiful were not in us, how would we ever recognize it?

With photography a new language has been created. Now for the first time it is possible to express reality by reality. We can look at an impression as long as we wish, we can delve into it and, so to speak, renew past experiences at will.

I am not interested in shooting new things - I am interested to see things new.

All I wanted was to connect my moods with those of Paris. Beauty paints and when it painted most, I shot.