Saul Leiter Saul Leiter was an very famous American photographer and painter, born in Pittsburgh on December 3rd, 1923, and passed away on November 26, 2013. Leiter was one of the first individuals to start using color photography in the 1940's. In 2006 he released his monograph, Early Color, which really changed the way people saw color photography and allowed the photography industry to have both black and white photos and colored photos to be equally respected and appreciated. Saul Leiter, Footprints, c 1950 I love this photo, it is the main reason why I'm d...