D.A.R.--Los Angeles 1956

Robert Frank made this photograph, "D.A.R.--Los Angeles," with his camera, sometime during his life between 1924 and 2019. Oh, the way these women are arranged, it makes me wonder what Frank was thinking as he snapped the shutter. Their hushed attention and the watchful stillness is palpable. Was he trying to capture a mood, a feeling? Or was it the composition of bodies, the way they were framed against the backdrop of foliage and formal interior, that caught his eye? It's like he's painting with light and shadow, turning a mundane moment into something resonant. It also reminds me of the compositional strategies of other photographers like Garry Winogrand, who were documenting the unposed realities of American life with such curiosity and intention. I wonder if artists will be looking back on our photos in the future. What will they learn about us?