ERNST HAAS – THE ART OF SEEING Ernst Haas (1921-1986) was a pioneer. He received both the first color feature in Life Magazine and the first one-person show of color photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His book The Creation, which I purchased in 1976, was the reason I decided to … Continue reading “”

RUSSIA FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX CANCELLED AFTER UKRAINE INVASION This is just another sign that the world sees Russia differently today. The Haas F1 racing team also removed the Russian flag-based livery from their cars. Many drivers say they had already decided not to attend the Russian race scheduled for September anyway. Hopefully, more financial … Continue reading “”

PETE TURNER One of the original master color photographers (Ernst Haas and Jay Maisel are two others), Pete Turner passed away today. He was 83. Pete made many of the most iconic jazz album covers of all time. Photo District News voted him as one of the 20 most influential photographers of all time.

SAM ABELL AND ERNST HAAS TOGETHER It would be fun to eavesdrop on what my two photographic mentors were talking about in the ’70s. I can just imagine Sam Abell (left) saying to Ernst Haas (right),

REFLECTIONS ON ERNST HAAS “There are almost too many possibilities. Photography is in direct proportion with our time: multiple, faster, instant. Because it is so easy, it will be more difficult.” – Ernst Haas “Living in a time of the increasing struggle of the mechanization of man, photography has become another example of this paradoxical … Continue reading “”