Robert Frank in his Bleecker Street Studio, New York Possibly 1994 - 2011

Barry Kornbluh made this black and white photograph of Robert Frank in his Bleecker Street studio, New York. The photo shows Frank twice, side-by-side, in his studio, caught in moments of introspection. I wonder what it was like to be Kornbluh, capturing such a private moment of this giant, who walked the streets of America with his camera, turning the everyday into something iconic. And what was it like for Frank to be caught, he who was usually the one doing the catching! The high contrast almost sculpts Frank’s face, with his hair casting a shadow on his forehead. The light makes his gaze more intense, shadowed, mysterious. You can tell there is a story in the eyes of this guy, who had seen so much. The artists we admire, and what they make, these are the things that inspire us.