The first book on master photographer Ernst Haas's work dedicated to both his classic and newly
discovered New York City color photographs of the 1950s and 60s. Ernst Haas's color works
reveal the photographer's remarkable genius and remind us on every page why we love New York.
When Ernst Haas moved from Vienna to New York City in 1951 he left behind a war-torn continent
and a career producing black-and-white images. For Haas the new medium of color photography
was the only way to capture a city pulsing with energy and humanity. These images demonstrate
Haas's tremendous virtuosity and confidence with Kodachrome film and the technical challenges
of color printing. Unparalleled in their depth and richness of color brimming with lyricism
and dramatic tension these images reveal a photographer at the height of his career.
