Haven't seen this one recently - but have coveted it since I didn't buy it years ago. I want. Looking forward to the Photofile book on him to come out soon.

Finally managed to get hold of this book, it has been sold out for a while but Amazon.fr all of a sudden had 4 extra copies available at a very reasonable price. I was impressed by Leiter's exhibition in Antwerp's Gallery 54 already and now equally by his 'paintings' in this book. The colour palette is an integral part of the images, many of which seem trivial at first until one digs deeper. Well recommended!

Simultaneously evocative and alienating with strange intersections of reflections, fragments and objects without context - these images could be used to illustrate a Robert Chambers story. Subtly disturbing.

Im not sure how I missed this work all these years. Absolutely beautiful photos; a totally different approach to street photography than I've ever seen. Leiter extracts color, shape, dimension, energy from the prosaic scenes he photographed. The use of color was historically breakthrough as well.

If I could shoot one photograph as good as any of the photographs compiled in this collection, I'd hang up my camera. Saul Leiter is that good.

I have enjoy some of Saul Leiter's work and this is the second time I have taken a stab at this book.
Print quality of images were poor and images are very small. I know a lot of folks have found Saul's street work to be inspirational but for the most part I'm not in the camp. I much prefer the early colour work of Fred Herzog

Wow. This is probably the most perfect photography book I've ever seen. The selection of Leiter's photos, the superb printing by legendary German publisher Steidl, the binding, even the scent of the paper... It's the pinnacle of a great photography book.

Leiter's photographs dance across the pages in vivid but natural Kodachrome colors - extraordinary pictures of everyday life in NYC in the 1950s. The photos are very artistic and impressionistic, mostly about color, light, shape, line, composition, and atmosphere. You'll probably know within seconds of looking at his work whether or not you like it. Personally, I find it a refreshing departure from most photography, which tends to be more literal and less aesthetically complex. Leiter once said, "I may be old-fashioned, but I believe there is such a thing as a search for beauty, a delight in the nice things in the world. And I don't think one should have to apologize for it." This book is a wonderful embodiment of that belief.

Absolutely stunning

A must read - if you can find a copy - grab it!

Amazing. Very inspirational.

i've totally fallen in love with saul leiter's work the last few weeks. his color might be a bit better than his monochrome, but all is brilliant regardless.

going to dream of saul leiter's red umbrellas...

martin harrison's categorisation (in the introduction) of leiter's work as "urban [pastorals]" is very apt.