In No Great Hurry | 13 Lessons In Life With Saul Leiter

Synopsis

In his studio, at home in the Lower East Side, Saul Leiter talks to director Tomas Leach about his family history, his first camera, his beginnings in fashion, and what drives him. A master of colour, he begins taking slides when everyone else is focused on monochrome. His painter's eye leads him towards photographic abstraction, an eye that conveyed an incomparable sense of colour and composition.

What you will learn in this film…

A master of colour photography • His contribution to the history of art • His first camera • The photographer looking for photographs in the street • His work environment • Editing sessions with his collaborator Margit Erb • A selection of archives • His life lessons • His family history • Key meetings • His favourite printer • His painting • What he likes about photography • The effect he wishes to have on those watching

Keywords

Street photography Photographic instinct Colour The slide The print

I do like photographs when sometimes everything is lost and where in some corner something is going on you are not quite sure.

Saul Leiter

Film chapters

summary 00:00 Taking pictures at somebody's window

summary 11:35 “I'm a photographer; I paint.”

summary 21:55 Taking Photography Seriously

summary 37:44 Colours and fashion

summary 50:16 A state of pleasant confusion

summary 59:58 Sharing a love of art

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