‘Why do people always want things from me?’

April 19, 2013 8:01 PM

Unsung Color Photographer Saul Leiter Is In No Great Hurry.

"In No Great Hurry" is a documentary about a photographer who started shooting in color in the 1940s, and about whom you may have never heard.

posted by the man of twists and turns (5 comments total)

The Design Observer has a couple of articles on Saul Leiter. The first includes a few examples of his paintings and the other focuses on the fragments of vernacular lettering in his photographs.
posted by quosimosaur at 8:40 PM on April 19, 2013

There is something soothing about his photography, and I imagine it's partially due to the fact that he seems like a rather gentle person in that trailer for the documentary about him. Thank you for sharing it.
posted by These Birds of a Feather at 9:06 PM on April 19, 2013

I'm really drawn to what I've seen of his color photography (and abstract painting, too), but hadn't known about the film. Here's another recent interview. Thanks for this post!
posted by lisa g at 9:59 PM on April 19, 2013 [1 favorite]

This doesnt explain why people always want things from me. No thanks.
posted by Colonel Panic at 10:47 PM on April 19, 2013

I am sincerely worried that pre-Internet "unsung exceptional people" are a non-renewable resource. And filmakers and authors are mining them out at an alarming pace.
posted by Halogenhat at 12:18 AM on April 20, 2013