Saul Leiter RIP

[eavis]

Leiter's love for NYC oozed, like color oil paint, from his glorious shots. His work is a reminder that just to walk the streets with a camera is to have arrived.

 

[rolfe]

I heard a lecture by him at ICP a few years ago and he was great -- very witty.

His work holds up very well, IMHO.

 

[Richard G]

His photography was unique, clearly revealing the painter, but perhaps too the rabbi. I am not surprised to discover now his wonderful humour. ".. the world's largest collection of Saul Leiters."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/28/a...1&hp&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1385594410-VgWf8o6ixWa&

 

[noisycheese]

From Richard's New York Times link, an oft spoken adage from Saul Leiter -

Seeing is a neglected enterprise

This tenet rings true today even more than in during the apex of Leiter's career.

 

[Range-rover]

We lost another master of photography, RIP Saul.

 

[peterm1]

Saul was my favourite classic photogrpaher. His colour work is sublime. Inspirational

 

[tomtofa]

From what I've read about him and things he's said, I think he appreciated the attention but wouldn't have minded if he was left alone either. Maybe that's my impression

"In order to build a career and to be successful, one has to be determined. One has to be ambitious. I much prefer to drink coffee, listen to music and to paint when I feel like it."

“I’ve never been overwhelmed with a desire to become famous. It’s not that I didn’t want to have my work appreciated, but for some reason — maybe it’s because my father disapproved of almost everything I did — in some secret place in my being was a desire to avoid success.

Even better than his fame, his way of seeing rang true to many people, and inspired them (us). That's about as good as it gets.

http://www.theenglishgroup.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/saul_leiter3-460x628.jpg

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

hi, any chance what film was he using ? i could only find references to Kodachrome and Ektachrome.

thanks