Card players--Wyoming 1956

Robert Frank made this photograph, "Card Players--Wyoming," using black and white film to capture a slice of American life. It’s all about how he saw the world, a process of noticing and framing. The grainy texture and the stark contrast between light and shadow really set the mood, don't they? The way the light falls on the faces of the card players, it's like Frank is using light to sculpt their expressions, revealing something about their characters. Look at the detail on the painting hanging on the wall behind the men, the light is blurred and indistinct in contrast to the men, who are captured in sharp focus. Frank's work reminds me a bit of Walker Evans, who also documented everyday life in America with such honesty. It's like they're both inviting us to see the beauty and the grit in the ordinary, and there's something so powerful about that. What do you think?