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Ernst Haas ( March 2 , 1921 – September 12 , 1986 ) born in Vienna , Austria and died in New York City . Haas was an influential Photographer noted for his innovations in Color Photography , experiments in abstract light and form, and as a member of the Magnum Photos agency. PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER Haas attended medical school in Austria, but, in 1947, became a staff photographer for the magazine ''Heute''. His photo essay for the magazine on prisoners of war coming home to Vienna won him acclaim and an offer to join Magnam Photos from Robert Capa . Haas and Werner Bischof were the first photographers invited to join Magnum by the founders Capa, David "Chim" Seymour , Henri Cartier-Bresson , George Rodger and Bill Vandivert . Haas moved to New York City and in 1953 produced a 24-page, color photo essay on the city for Life Magazine . Life then commissioned similar photo spreads on Paris and Venice . In 1962, the Museum Of Modern Art mounted a one-man show of Haas' color photos. Haas' first photo book, ''Elements'', was published the next year. In 1964, film director . Haas continued working on the theme, producing the photo book, ''The Creation'' in 1971. Other photography books by Haas inclued ''In America'' in 1975 , a tribute to his adopted country for its bicentennial year; ''Deutschland'' in 1977 ; and ''Himalayan Pilgrimage'' in 1978 . Other films that Haas worked on included The Misfits in 1961 , Hello, Dolly! in 1969 , Little Big Man in 1970 , and Heaven's Gate in 1980 . Haas also photographed a number of advertising campaigns for Marlboro cigarettes. In 1986 , Haas received the Hasselblad Award for his photography. QUOTATIONS
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