From the Bus, New York 1958

This black and white photograph, "From the Bus, New York," by Robert Frank, captures a fleeting moment, a stolen glance from a moving vehicle. I wonder what Frank was thinking, riding the bus through New York? Was he aware of the person on the street before taking the picture? How quick the moment was, and yet it was so perfectly captured... The man's posture, caught mid-stride, speaks of urgency, perhaps anxiety. It makes me think of other street photographers like Garry Winogrand, who fearlessly dove into the chaos of city life. It's like they are searching for these split-second moments of life, just like a painter searching for a mark on the canvas. This image is a testament to the power of observation, the ability to find poetry in the everyday. It makes me wonder what conversations artists have with each other across time through their work.