{"product_id":"ernst-haas-the-american-west-9783791388250","title":"Ernst Haas: The American West","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis collection of striking color images from the American West is both a moving national portrait as well as a celebration of analog color photography from an undisputed genius of the form.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe photographer behind \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's first ever all-color photographic essay, Ernst Haas made--and captured--history as an early adopter of Kodachrome film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Austrian-born artist had already established himself as a black and white photographer when he moved to America in 1951. But as a member of the renowned Magnum agency, he transformed the genre with his color-saturated images, the perfect medium for capturing America's geographic and cultural landscapes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom desert storms, Route 66 gas stations, and Las Vegas neon to rolling prairie, dilapidated farms, small-town parades, and city sidewalks, Haas' perfectly composed images, contain a distinct pictorial language, suffused with poetry, pattern, and light. At the same time his pictures communicate a journalist's point of view, whether the subject is rural poverty, suburban comfort, or the myth of the American West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe remarkable book offers a vision of America that feels both poignantly distant and reassuringly familiar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePAUL LOWE is a senior lecturer in photography and an award-winning photographer. He teaches at the London College of Communication. His photographs have appeared in \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Prestel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554412957970,"sku":"9783791388250","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9465777a-a5ba-46b1-b771-a885e18f9fb6.jpg?v=1731715644","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ernst-haas-the-american-west-9783791388250","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}