Man waiting to cross street--Los Angeles c. 1955 - 1956

Robert Frank shot this photo of a man waiting to cross the street in Los Angeles, but the date is unknown. The image is like a sketch; you can see the dark tones of his suit, the pavement, and the buildings fading into a bright distance. I can imagine Robert Frank looking for ways to push his art, to find something strange and beautiful in reality. What might he have been thinking as he framed this shot? I see a kind of loneliness, or maybe just the quietness of a regular day, as one man heads in one direction and another in another. They're both anonymous figures in a big, busy city. Frank's picture reminds me that all artists are in conversation, picking up where others left off. They keep the energy flowing. To make art is to find beauty in everyday life; it opens up the possibility of multiple interpretations, and that’s where the real fun begins.