MARGIT ERB, PAULINE VERMARE, MOTOYUKI SHIBATA (AUTORES), SAUL LEITER (FOTOG.)
The very best of Saul Leiter´s work comes together as an almost novel-like stream of images, interspersed with poetic quotes by the man himself. I have never seen his work so delicately and thoughtfully presented.´ –Todd Hido, Photo-eye. Photography lovers the world over are now embracing Saul Leiter, who has enjoyed a remarkable revival since fading into relative obscurity in the 1980s. In this gorgeously produced volume?the Japanese edition of which was selected by photographer Todd Hido as one of Photo-eye online bookstore´s Best Books of 2017?some 200 works, from early street photographs and images for advertising to nudes and paintings, cover Leiter´s career from the 1940s onward. These are accompanied by quotations from the artist himself that express his singular worldview.
