Woman with flowers, Paris 1951

This photograph, Woman with flowers, Paris, was taken by Robert Frank. I like the way Frank captures this woman in motion, caught in a moment amidst the hustle and bustle of Paris. She’s got that huge bouquet, almost bigger than her head, and she looks like she’s on a mission, selling flowers or maybe on her way to some romantic tryst! The contrast between the soft blooms and the gritty street scene gets to me. It’s like Frank is saying something about beauty existing even in the toughest, most mundane corners of life. I imagine him, camera in hand, darting through the crowds, trying to freeze this fleeting moment of grace and resilience. Frank, like all artists, shares a sensibility, even across mediums. We are all trying to make sense of the world, one brushstroke, one snapshot at a time. It’s a constant conversation, a back-and-forth across time and space. We’re all just borrowing, stealing, and riffing off each other, trying to make something new.