Saul Leiter’s photographs capture bits and pieces of midcentury New York’s muted beauty—as seen here in 1957’s Phone Call.
Martin Harrison, the editor and author of the wonderful Saul Leiter Early Color, wrote, “He sought out moments of quiet humanity in the Manhattan maelstrom, forging a unique urban pastoral from the most unlikely of circumstances.”
Tags: " New York street scenes, color photographs New York, New York in the 1950s, New York street photographers, Saul Leiter Early Color, Saul Leiter New York
Ephemeral New York 
February 10, 2012 at 2:48 am |
“muted beauty” what a perfect description of Leiter’s photography!
February 10, 2012 at 1:54 pm |
Dream-like.
February 23, 2012 at 3:34 pm |
wow