A talent that many of us that dream of travelling to the other side of the globe to capture something extraordinary (like a mountain or an iceberg) could benefit from being reminded of on a regular basis.įurther into the book Michael quotes Robert Benton for describing Leiters images: “ were like paintings in which the subject matter did not dominate the photograph but was only one element among swaths of color, abstract shapes and daring composition”. Leiter was truly able to make something extraordinary out of the ordinary. When Michael Parello writes that “Leiter was a keen observer as life unfolded before him, somehow finding a way to reliably pluck a sublime split-second out of a mundane moment”, it really resonated with me and how I see Leiters images. The 160 pages book is a hardback and measures 22 cm across and 28 cm down. It works really well, and IMO they have managed to capture the “feel” of slide film being projected to large scale format really well. The book presents the images on completely black pages, simulating that you sit in front of the projector and see Leiters work being cast onto the wall.
In this book the authors Margit Erb and Michael Parillo have hand picked 76 images from Saul Leiters earlier work where he used slide film as the medium.
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