December 26, 2009

Saul Leiter: Pioneer of Colour Photography

Though photographic art historians consider that William Eggelston’s legendary colour show at the MOMA in 1979 was ground-breaking for the acceptance of colour photography, Saul Leiter is one of the true pioneers of colour and abstract photography. He started shooting in colour in 1948.

Saul Leiter treated the use of color in his photographs of the street and his surroundings as a painter of his time (1940s) would have done, and he helped lay the foundations for the development of the abstract notions of a photograph in the US.

And of course Blue In Green by the wonderful Miles Davis from the album Kind of Blue.

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  1. Sheila Ryan on December 26th, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    I am almost out of words for the evening, but I want to thank you, Phil. This is so lovely. I am going to look and listen and look and listen.

  2. Phil Bebbington on December 26th, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    Thank you, Sheila. I have been a huge fan of Leiter for years, although finding places where you can view a lot of his work is tricky. I stumbled across this tonight and thought the mix of music and images was just perfect. It kind of washes over and through at the same time.

  3. Rick Neece on December 26th, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    Thank you, Phil. The mix of music and images couldn’t be more perfect. It washes over me, just now, perfectly.

  4. Phil Bebbington on December 27th, 2009 at 5:37 am

    Glad that it had the same effect on you, Rick.

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