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Book SynopsisThe first sightings of newly discovered work from Saul Leiterâs abundant archive of colour slides. Now widely acclaimed as one of the worldâs greatest photographers, Saul Leiter (1923â2013) remained relatively unsung until he was rediscovered by curators and critics in his early 80s, and his work has been drastically re-evaluated over the last two decades. Leiterâs images evoked the flow and rhythm of life on the mid-century streets of New York in luminous colour at a time when his contemporaries were shooting in black and white. His complex and impressionistic photographs are as much about evoking an atmosphere as nailing the decisive moment. Saul Leiter was born in Pittsburgh and moved to New York City in 1946. He pioneered a painterly approach to colour photography starting in the late 1940s and produced covers for fashion magazines such as Esquire and Harperâs Bazaar before largely withdrawing from public attention in the 1980s. The publication in 2006 of his first mono
Trade Review'The photographs display [Leiter’s] eye for the poetry and texture of the mundane movements of the city: a couple kissing on a rain-dampened bench, glossy taxis waiting in the street, a flash of a red dress' - Financial Times (How To Spend It)
'For those with an interest in street photography, this is an absolute must' - Amateur Photographer
