Category - Saul Leiter

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Saul Leiter

Photography is about finding things. And painting is different – it’s about making something.

– Saul Leiter

Saul Leiter

I like it when one is not certain what one sees. When we do not know why the photographer has taken a picture and when we do not know why we are looking at it, all of a sudden we discover something that we start seeing. I like this confusion.

– Saul Leiter

Morning Music Saul Leiter

When I am listening to Vivaldi or Japanese music or making spaghetti at 3 in the morning and realize that I don’t have the proper sauce for it, fame is of no use.

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Great Saul Leiter

I spent a great deal of my life being ignored. I was always very happy that way.

– Saul Leiter

Great Saul Leiter

Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learned to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently. I simply looked at the world, not really prepared for anything.

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Famous Saul Leiter

A window covered with raindrops interests me more than a photograph of a famous person.

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Beauty Saul Leiter

I may be old-fashioned. But I believe there is such a thing as a search for beauty – a delight in the nice things in the world. And I don’t think one should have to apologise for it.

– Saul Leiter

Category - Saul Leiter

Photography is about finding things. And painting is different – it’s about making something.

I like it when one is not certain what one sees. When we do not know why the photographer has taken a picture and when we do not know why we are looking at it, all of a sudden we discover something that we start seeing. I like this confusion.

When I am listening to Vivaldi or Japanese music or making spaghetti at 3 in the morning and realize that I don’t have the proper sauce for it, fame is of no use.

I spent a great deal of my life being ignored. I was always very happy that way.

Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learned to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently. I simply looked at the world, not really prepared for anything.

A window covered with raindrops interests me more than a photograph of a famous person.

I may be old-fashioned. But I believe there is such a thing as a search for beauty – a delight in the nice things in the world. And I don’t think one should have to apologise for it.

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