He had developed an early interest in painting and was fortunate to meet the Abstract Expressionist painter Richard Pousette-Dart. At age 23, he left theology school and moved to New York City to become an artist. His mother gave him his first camera at age 12. His father was a well known Talmud scholar and Saul studied to become a rabbi. Saul Leiter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is called 'In No Great Hurry, 13 Lessons in Life With Saul Leiter' and it is being shown at the Bath Film Festival tomorrow evening.Saul Leiter (Decem– November 26, 2013) was an American photographer and painter whose early work in the 1940s and 1950s was an important contribution to what came to be recognized as the New York school of photography. I am pleased that I knew of his work while he was still alive and that I had the opportunity to help back (in a small way), a film about him. I have no doubt that he will be recognised as one of the great photographers of the twentieth century. It's fun to work out how he achieves such a composition. Many are abstract, but are of course grounded in reality. They may show just a hand, a foot, a shoe, or an umbrella while the rest of the subject is out of the frame. The compositions may be framed by canopies contain misted or reflected views through windows or evocative blocks of colour. Photos contain a story or a question about the subjects. I can return to his photographs time and time again. The book is now on its third edition and has sold out.Įarly Colour is possibly my favourite photo book.
Fortunately, the publishers, Steidl, released a second edition.
I discovered that he had a book called Early Colour but that it was out of print.
I was immediately struck by his atmospheric, painterly images. I cannot remember how I discovered Saul Leiter, but find him I did. He said in the recent documentary film about him, 'No Great Hurry': "What makes anyone think that I'm any good?" However, he was someone who seemed not to care either way. Recognition of his talent and influence came late in his life. Saul Leiter, photographer, passed away last week.
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