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If you haven’t watched “In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons In Life With Saul Leiter” — make sure you do! It is filled with great wisdom from one of the color street photography masters Saul Leiter, who recently passed away. In the video above, director Tomas Leach talks about his motivations and the making of the film.
If you want to learn more about Saul Leiter and his work, read my article:Â 7 Lessons Saul Leiter Has Taught Me About Street Photography
I can’t remember the exact moment that I discovered the work of Saul Leiter. I think I remember seeing some link on the internet about the discovery of one of the earliest “pioneers” in color street photography. But upon hearing this, I didn’t dig into it too deeply.
About a year ago when I was in Marseille, I re-discovered Saul’s work through a good friend of mine, Yves Vernin. When I left Marseille back to America, he gave me a beautiful Saul Leiter book. When I flipped through the pages, I was overwhelmed by the beautiful colors, reflections, and abstractions of Leiter. It was unlike any street photography I had seen before. It was much more romantic, poetic, and full of expression.
I then started to research more on Saul Leiter and have not only appreciated his images, but his philosophy of life. At his late eighties, he is very down-to-earth, and has no interest in legacy or fame. He lived a simple life and even now with his sudden rise in fame, his ego hasn’t inflated one bit.
In anticipation for the DVD release of his film “In No Great Hurry” I wanted to write this article about lessons in street photography (and life) I have learned from Saul Leiter.
The team of “In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter” is releasing the film Nov 16th in NYC and releasing a download/DVD at the end of the month. Stay updated with all of the news on Twitter.
Below is also another video of the 88-year old Saul Leiter talking in Hamburg where he exhibited his work:
You can also see more of Saul Leiter’s work on In-Public.
Eric’s Note: I am pleased to share this interview with Tomas Leach, the director of  “In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter.” If you haven’t watched it yet, make sure to catch a screening near you, and also check out my interview with him below.
Note: Every week, I feature street photographers with great skill and soul. For this week, I decided to feature street photographer Laurent Roch from France. When I first stumbled upon Laurent’s work on Flickr, I was thoroughly impressed by his gritty black and white portrayals of the city. In his images, you see a great deal of symmetry and balance, which cradle solid compositions. Not only that, but the man knows how to really work The Decisive Moment. Â Want to hear where he finds inspiration and how he shoots on the street? Read his exclusive interview below and be blown away.
