Cowboys--Casper, Wyoming 1956

Robert Frank made this photograph titled, "Cowboys--Casper, Wyoming" and you can see the date is not registered. The eye goes straight to the cowboy, and the photograph is filled with shadow and light. You can almost hear the cheers of the crowd and smell the dust from the rodeo. I wonder what it was like for Robert Frank to stand there, camera in hand, trying to capture a moment of American life. It’s grainy, and off-kilter, but somehow those imperfections make it feel more real, more human. Frank was part of a generation of photographers who were pushing against the polished, idealized images of the past. It's like he’s saying, “Look, this is what it really feels like.” And that raw, unfiltered vision is what makes his work so powerful. It's like he's inviting you to see the world through his eyes. It is a constant conversation between artists across time.