Peru, page 20 1948

This is a photograph by Robert Frank, called Peru, page 20, but we don't know when it was made. It is a shot of a frail bridge over a huge drop, with a man and llamas crossing. It is a shaky, risky business, like life itself. I imagine Frank, camera in hand, maybe feeling a little shaky himself, trying to get it all in focus - the bridge, the man, the llamas, the gaping space all around. He is composing the shot and trying to find the right balance of light and shadow, capturing a fleeting moment that speaks to something universal. But there's also this big blank space to the right, like a missing piece. It’s like Frank is saying, ‘Hey, I'm not giving you the whole picture here. You gotta fill in the gaps yourself.’ And that, to me, is what art is all about, right? We're all just trying to make sense of the world, one shaky bridge at a time.