Trip south--Seville, Spain 10/Black White and Things 28 1952

This is a contact sheet by Robert Frank, from his trip south to Seville. It’s a black and white photograph of a roll of film, complete with sprockets and frame numbers; you can see these little bits of information along the edges of the images. Frank has marked certain frames with red grease pencil, a gesture of care. I imagine him hunched over a table, squinting at these tiny images, trying to make decisions, to work out the story he is trying to tell. What could it have been like to travel with Frank, as he peered out at the world, framing it with his lens? The texture of the image is so grainy and dark, almost like tar, but it is full of movement. Frank has inspired so many artists. It's about trusting your intuition and pushing the boundaries of seeing. It's about understanding that artists are always in conversation, influencing and challenging one another across time. What can you take from this, and how will it influence your own creative journey?