Ernst Haas-Pedestrians Crossing a New York Street

Ernst Haas (March 2, 1921 – September 12, 1986) was a photojournalist and a pioneering 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.

                The picture “Pedestrians crossing a New York street in winter time cast long shadows, 1980.” Is much more focused about pedestrians. Their cloths express that the season of the year. Its winter and the smoke represent that how cold it is in the outside. The main thing that the picture looks more appropriate is lightning. The sunlight comes from the top right corner of the picture and the shadows make it much more interesting to see. The yellow taxi represents that the vehicle belongs to NYC. As I feel about the picture, people in the picture are looking at the yellow taxi and there must be something wrong with the way of taxi driver came in to the pedestrian walk. In conclusion, I could say that this is a nice way of using lights and shadows in appropriate occasions.