Italy 6 1964

Here's a length of 35mm film by Robert Frank, which he simply titled, "Italy 6." Look at this row of almost identical exposures, like a storyboard, or the memory of a place. I can almost feel the sun on my face, squinting at the figures in the field. Robert Frank's camera feels like a diary, full of personal reflections and feelings about the world around him. There’s a kind of snapshot aesthetic, yet it is so carefully framed. I feel a sense of intimacy in his pictures, like he’s inviting me into his inner world, into his thought process. And, in this work, he uses the film strip itself to frame the images. Frank was part of a generation of photographers who broke away from traditional, formal photography, in order to find a more direct, spontaneous way of seeing. He's a reminder to keep pushing boundaries, and to find your own voice.