It's only been a few years since I first encountered Saul Leiter's photographs, but the moment I met him, I felt sympathy for him. Luckily, Saul Leiter's photo exhibition “SAUL LEITER Origins in Color” is being held in Tokyo this summer. Without hesitation, I boarded the Shinkansen (bullet train) and headed for Tokyo.
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And in the last room of this photo exhibition, Saul Leiter's slide photos were played endlessly. I spent a lot of time in that space.
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I cannot read the daily quotes in the Hobonichi but that is my goal! 😊
Lovely photo ! Very atmospheric. Yes I have been using the Cousin for about three years. I love it. The texture of the paper. We have nothing like it here where I live.