Trip south--Seville and Malaga, Spain 3 by Robert Frank

Trip south--Seville and Malaga, Spain 3 1952

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photography, gelatin-silver-print

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film photography

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landscape

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street-photography

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photography

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historical photography

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gelatin-silver-print

Dimensions: overall: 18.1 x 23.9 cm (7 1/8 x 9 7/16 in.)

Copyright: National Gallery of Art: CC0 1.0

This is Robert Frank’s contact sheet, *Trip South—Seville and Malaga, Spain 3*. It's a collection of images, likely made with a small handheld camera. I love that you can see the whole process, from the individual frames to the numbers scribbled on the film. It's like looking at an artist's sketchbook, where you get to see the raw materials and the thinking behind the finished work. I love how the different images are arranged on the page, creating a visual rhythm and flow. Some of the images are sharp and clear, while others are blurry and out of focus, which adds to the sense of spontaneity and movement. It reminds me a bit of the work of Sophie Calle, another artist who's interested in the relationship between photography and storytelling. But where Calle's work is often carefully staged and constructed, Frank's feels more immediate and off-the-cuff. It's a reminder that art isn't always about perfection, but about capturing a moment, a feeling, an idea.

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