Saul Leiter and the Saul Leiter Foundation

B&H Photography Podcast · Jun 25, 2020 · 1h 5m

On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome Margit Erb and Michael Parillo, of the Saul Leiter Foundation, to discuss Saul Leiter's career and their work preserving the art and the legacy of this pioneer of color photography.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Leiter veered from the traditional religious path his parents desired for him and moved to New York City to follow his own calling. Met with early success in the 1950s—Leiter's photography was included in exhibits at MoMA and he built a steady career as a fashion photographer for Esquire and Harper's Bazaar—by the…