From the bus 25B/Lines of My Hand 78 1958

Robert Frank’s ‘From the bus 25B/Lines of My Hand 78' is a series of black and white photographs on film. Looking at this piece, I imagine Frank on that bus, his senses dialed up, framing the world, searching for something that sings to him. These aren't your typical vacation snapshots. Each frame feels like a fleeting thought, a fragment of a larger narrative. He is zooming in on details - figures, street signs, architectural fragments - things that might otherwise go unnoticed. I find myself wondering what it was like for him to make these pictures. What was he seeing? What was he feeling? What caught his eye? The composition is so careful, so considered. There's a tension between spontaneity and control here, a sense of searching and discovery. It reminds me a little of Garry Winogrand's street photography, but with a more personal, poetic edge. Ultimately, what Frank offers us is a way of seeing the world, a way of being in the world, that is open, curious, and deeply human.