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From Howard Greenberg Gallery, Saul Leiter, Mirrors (ca. 1958), Chromogenic print; printed later, 14 × 11 in

Photographs by Saul Leiter. Saul's photography hardly needs any introduction. His published works provide ample evidence of his immense talent. He constantly carried a camera when I knew him. Sometimes in exasperation, perhaps from distraction, he would accidentally leave them in a restaurant or cab.

A tabloid publication published to accompany 'Saul Leiter: In Search of Beauty', exhibited at Foto Colectania, Barcelona in 2018. Leiter combined photography and painting all his life, and continued painting daily until his death in November 2013 at age 89. But the camera became the medium through which he managed to.

Mirrors, c. 1962. View fullsize.

Oct 8, 2023 · Common shots such as the empty cafe window seat, the head framed in a car window, and street-lit raindrops, were all pioneered by Leiter – 70 years ago! Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective is published by Thames & Hudson and is scheduled for release on October 26, 2023.

Mar 9, 2018 · Rather than pointing his camera directly at a department store shopper, Leiter chooses to point his camera at a set of nearby mirrors, each slightly offset from the other. This offset between mirrors slices the shopper’s out-of-focus reflection in two, creating a fragmented impression of the shopper, and a portrait of the fragmented nature of ...

Apr 4, 2024 · Now, he is viewed as one of the most important postwar photographers, feted for his street scenes of New York of the 1950s and 60s, and his pioneering use of colour. There are 171 photos here, revealing Leiter’s talent for finding the sublime in the everyday.

Apr 15, 2019 · These mirror and color techniques clearly are central to Leiter’s powerful piece “Early Color.” With these techniques in mind, I plan on using my phone as a camera to create abstract photographs of the city I am in by manipulating what is really out there in the real world.

Peering through rain-covered windows, peeking under and through barriers, or capturing mirror-fractured fashion models, photographer Saul Leiter (American, 1923 – 2013) spent decades creating fascinating images.