12 Dec 2025
Saul Leiter was one of the pioneers of colour photography and in this video we explore his painterly and revolutionary approach to making images.

Find out more about Saul Leiter here: https://www.saulleiterfoundation.org/

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Chapters:

0:00 Who is Saul Leiter?
0:48 Finding Photography
1:31 The Pioneer
3:40 Celebrating the Overlooked
4:29 The Long Obscurity
5:07 The Discovery
6:27 More Than Street Photography
7:28 Leiter’s Process
8:37 Leiter’s Legacy

The content of this video is for educational and informational purposes. All materials in this video fall within the fair use provision of Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Therefore, no infringement is intended. This content celebrates the history of photography and those who contributed immensely to the art of photography.

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