I started out as a fashion photographer. One cannot say that I was successful but there was enough work to keep me busy. I collaborated with Harper's Bazaar and other magazines. I was constantly aware that those who hired me would have preferred to work with a star such as Avedon. But it didn't matter. I had work and I made a living. At the same time, I took my own photographs. Strangely enough, I knew exactly what I wanted and what I liked.
Saul LeiterI spent a great deal of my life being ignored. I was always very happy that way. Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learned to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently. I simply looked at the world, not really prepared for anything.
Saul LeiterI leave these speculations to others. Itโs quite possible that my work represents a search for beauty in the most prosaic and ordinary places. One doesnโt have to be in some faraway dreamland in order to find beauty.
Saul LeiterPhotography allows you to learn to look and see. You begin to see things you'd never paid attention to.
Saul LeiterI admired a tremendous number of photographers, but for some reason I arrived at a point of view of my own.
Saul Leiter