Nixon campaign 16 1960

This is ‘Nixon campaign 16’ by Robert Frank, a photographic contact sheet. It’s full of little moments that might otherwise get lost. The real magic here is in seeing all the frames together. Each one is like a note in a song, and together they tell a story, but it's not a straightforward one. You have to piece it together, and that's where the fun begins. What really grabs me is how Frank isn't afraid to show us the process. This isn't a slick, polished image, but a raw and intimate look at his way of seeing the world. It reminds me a bit of Walker Evans, in the sense of finding beauty and meaning in the everyday, the overlooked. It’s about embracing the imperfect, the messy, the ambiguous. And that, to me, is what art is all about.