Guggenheim 625--San Francisco c. 1956

This is Guggenheim 625--San Francisco, by Robert Frank. It's a black and white photograph, a contact sheet, so you see all the images together, like a storyboard or a painter's sketch. The images feel like fleeting thoughts, captured in the moment. Look at the strip with the child among birds. It's not about one single photograph, it's about the flow of images, the in-between moments. Frank's work reminds me of Walker Evans, who documented America with such raw honesty. But Frank adds a layer of emotional vulnerability. Like a painter, he's not just recording what he sees, but how it feels to be there. There's a sense of motion, of the world unfolding. It’s not about perfection, it’s about life's messy, beautiful, and often fleeting moments.