# Saul Leiter
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saul leiter (December 3, 1923 – 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.
== Life and work ==
saul leiter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father was a well known Talmud scholar and Saul studied to become a rabbi.
#236 ENG - From Magnum Photos to the Brooklyn Museum: Curator Pauline Vermare in conversation
In this episode, I speak with Pauline Vermare, curator of Photography at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. Pauline is a photography historian, curator, and writer who previously worked at MoMA, the International Center of Photography (ICP), and as Curatorial Director at Magnum Photos. She shares how…
Ep 15. Comparing Saul Leiter's photography to the paintings of abstract expressionism.
Saul Leiter's photography sometimes look more like AbEx paintings than photography. In this video we explore his famous colour photographs and compare them to the paintings of Rothko, Clyfford Still, Robert Motherwell, Sam Francis, Joan Mitchell and more. Were they inspired by each other? Or do the…
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In this episode of Street Life, Mark and John dive into the world of street photography with special guest Mania De Praeter, a Belgian street photographer and neurosurgeon. Marnie shares her unique journey into photography, which began during the COVID lockdowns when she started ex…
You’re Already Standing Among the Greats
In this deeply personal episode of The Photog Files, Rick Nelson explores the quiet feeling so many photographers carry: the fear that they don’t truly belong among the “greats.”
After a conversation with a friend whose work was displayed beside world-traveling documentary photographers and celebra…
Star Spangled Stampede
"I take photographs in my neighborhood. I think that mysterious things happen in familiar places. We don’t always need to run to the other end of the world."
-- Saul Leiter
"There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment."
-- Robert Frank
In this midsummer episode…
Where Do You Go for Inspiration? - TDS Photo Podcast
This is The Digital Story Podcast 1,065, August 18, 2026. Today's theme is, "Where Do You Go for Inspiration?" I'm Derrick Story.
Inspiration is a magical thing. The flow of creative energy moves us to work a little harder, go a little farther, and not settle as quickly for an average photograph…
#67 - Live from Arles: Harry Gruyaert on the love affair with photography that never ends
My guest today is one of the first photographers in Europe to work entirely in color, and the first guest to return to this podcast for a second time. Harry Gruyaert once dreamed of becoming a film director, until pop art and a trip to Morocco in the late 1970s pulled him toward photography instead…
Billy Dinh on Street Photography, Patience, and the Perfect Moment
What makes a street photograph worth waiting for? What do you do when the moment happens before you’re ready?
In this episode, New York street photographer Billy Dinh talks with host Jack Devanna about the stories behind his photographs, from the streets of Cairo and Kolkata to a once-in-a-lifetime…
Poetic street photography, travelling light, gear rumours and what value camera clubs?
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Street photography can be loud, fast and confrontational, but what happens when you deliberately turn the volume down? We explore poetic street photography as a way of making images that suggest rather than explai…
Saul Leiter and What I Don't Have to Explain | 590
Saul Leiter's photographs make me question how much I need to show. A personal reflection on painting, photography, creative freedom, and leaving room for uncertainty.
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