Street scene, Paris 1951

This is a black and white photograph of a Parisian street scene by Robert Frank. Look at the woman, weighed down, maybe troubled, but still shopping for flowers. I imagine Frank walking the same streets, the same grit, the same gloom, trying to find a moment of light or beauty in the everyday. You can almost feel the rain-slicked cobblestones beneath your feet. The flowers are there, little bursts of hope and beauty amongst the dirt, waste, and bustle of city life. Frank was a master of capturing these fleeting moments, the raw, unfiltered slices of reality that often go unnoticed. Maybe the process of making photographs was Frank's way of making sense of his place in the world, questioning and feeling through the lens. It makes me think about how each of us finds ways to look for beauty in unexpected places, a shared conversation about the highs and lows of being human.