Platte River, Tennessee 1961

This gelatin silver print, "Platte River, Tennessee", was made by Robert Frank. Look at the back of that man. He’s really standing there, huh? In the dirt, near a river...with a cow. Was he sad? Happy? Pensive? Did he know someone was watching? As a painter, I’m always curious about the hidden stories in images like this. What was the weather like? What sounds were in the air? What was the photographer feeling? I can feel how photography, with it's grey scales, always leaves it open, ready for someone to project onto it and use it in a conversation about living. It's as if we're all having a huge telephone conversation, echoing each other's anxieties and dreams.