Hollywood 32 1958

Robert Frank's "Hollywood 32" captures the essence of a scene through the intimate medium of film. I can almost feel Frank's presence as he shoots roll after roll, trying to get the angle just right. The contact sheet is a really interesting way to look at a work - we get to see what the photographer saw, a whole roll of film and all the in-between moments. Look at the variations - the subtle shifts in composition, the way the light changes. It feels so honest. Was he thinking about Cartier-Bresson’s decisive moment, or maybe just trying to get the exposure right? There's a rhythm to it, a pulse. It's a bit like looking at a painter's underpainting, all the layers that build up to the final image. I wonder what he was searching for.