Guggenheim 620--San Francisco c. 1956

Robert Frank snapped "Guggenheim 620--San Francisco" using gelatin silver. Looking at this contact sheet is like looking through Frank’s eyes, and I wonder what San Francisco felt like to him as he wandered and shot these photographs. It's a peek into his decision-making process, his way of seeing. There are multiple shots here, from a man lying on the floor to others working at desks. I can imagine Frank walking the city streets, his camera at the ready. He is experimenting here and thinking about composition, and the surface qualities of light and shade. It makes me think about my work. As artists we try to catch an emotion, moment, or passing thought. Photography and painting offer unique and shared ways of seeing, feeling, and being. It's all one big conversation in different media.