I think I’ve said this before many times—that photography allows you to learn to look and see. You begin to see things you had never paid any attention to. And as you photograph, one of the benefits is that the… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
I must admit that I am not a member of the ugly school. I have a great regard for certain notions of beauty even though to some it is an old fashioned idea. Some photographers think that by taking pictures… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
I admired a tremendous number of photographers, but for some reason I arrived at a point of view of my own. — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
I started out as a fashion photographer. One cannot say that I was successful but there was enough work to keep me busy. I… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
If I’d only known which [photographs] would be very good and liked, I wouldn’t have had to do all the thousands of others. — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
Max Kozloff said to me one day, ‘You’re not really a photographer. You do photography, but you do it for your own purposes –… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
I have a deep-seated distrust and even contempt for people who are driven by ambition to conquer the world … those who cannot control… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
Photography allows you to learn to look and see. You begin to see things you'd never paid attention to. — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
When we do not know why the photographer has taken a picture and when we do not know why we are looking at it,… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
I go out to take a walk, I see something, I take a picture. I take photographs. I have avoided profound explanations of what… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
In order to build a career and to be successful, one has to be determined. One has to be ambitious. I much prefer to… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
I leave these speculations to others. It’s quite possible that my work represents a search for beauty in the most prosaic and ordinary places.… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
The important thing in life is not what you get, but what you throw out. — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
I don’t have a philosophy. I have a camera. I look into the camera and take pictures. My photographs are the tiniest part of… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
There are the things that are out in the open and then there are the things that are hidden, and life has more to… — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
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