Resting skiers--Sports 1938 - 1941

This photograph of resting skiers was taken by Robert Frank. It's a small picture, a little over two inches, a snap of a moment captured in monochrome. I imagine Frank pausing, seeing this little tableau and thinking, "Yes, that's it." The casualness of the scene is nice: skiers scattered on a snowy slope, taking a break. Mittens stuck in the snow like flags. It reminds me of a Morandi painting, you know, those still lifes with bottles, simple and quiet. Maybe Frank saw something similar, a kind of humble beauty in the everyday. Frank was a master of capturing these kinds of moments, finding poetry in the ordinary. It’s like he’s saying, hey, life is here, in these small, unassuming scenes. It's like he’s showing us how to see the world with fresh eyes, and that’s something all us artists are trying to do, right? Keeping that conversation going.