From the bus 56 1958

This is Robert Frank’s "From the bus 56", a contact sheet of small black and white photographs. For Frank, photography was about something very simple: seeing. He lets the world imprint itself on the film, raw and unfiltered. What strikes me is how Frank isn’t trying to hide the process. This isn't about a single perfect image but rather the accumulation of moments, a whole film strip laid bare. The texture of the film, the sprocket holes, the imperfections—they're all part of the story. Look at the frame with the figures near the top, they’re blurred, perhaps slightly out of focus, yet there’s an intimacy in that imperfection. It's like a quick sketch. Frank's influence echoes through artists like Nan Goldin, who also embraced the snapshot aesthetic, documenting life with an unflinching eye. It’s a reminder that art doesn't always have to be polished; sometimes it's the raw, unedited moments that speak the loudest.