Legacy and Selected Awards
In 1958, Haas was listed as one of the 10 greatest photographers in the world by Popular Photography magazine, along with Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alfred Eisenstadt, Philippe Halsman, Yousuf Karsh, Gjon Mili, Irving Penn, and W. Eugene Smith.
Haas’s importance to the field of photography was cemented in 1986, when he won the prestigious Hasselblad Award just prior to his death. Over his 40-year career, Haas established a remarkable legacy. His abstract aesthetic, use of color, and innovative use of technology remain vital and influential.
A number of awards have been created in Haas’s honor, including the Ernst Haas Award for Creative Photography by the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP); and the Ernst Haas Photographers Grant, funded by Kodak, at the Maine Photographic Workshops. In 1998 the Ernst Haas Studio archive was sent to London to be housed at the Hulton Getty Picture Library as part of a licensing agreement with Getty Images. In 1999 the Ernst Haas Memorial Collection was established at the Portland Museum of Art in Maine.
The Ernst Haas Estate is operated by his children, Alexander Haas and Victoria Haas.
| 1958 | Newhouse Award from Syracuse University |
| 1978 | Wilson Hicks Medal from the University of Miami |
| 1986 | Hasselblad Photographer of the Year |
| 1986 | Leica Medal of Excellence: Master of Photography |
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