Subway cars--Early New York City no number c. 1950s

This is Robert Frank's 'Subway Cars—Early New York City' a photo contact sheet, shimmering with greys and blacks. It feels like a series of glances, a quickfire record of the city's pulse. I imagine Frank, zipping around the city, his camera a hungry eye, gobbling up snippets of urban life: the fleeting faces on the subway, the city streets with horses, the blurred lights of passing cars. Each frame, a moment grabbed from the rush. There's a casualness, but also an urgency, like he's trying to capture something before it vanishes. Looking at the contact sheet with the selected shot circled, I think he's looking for something real, something raw. I feel like I am flicking through the radio trying to find something through the white noise. Frank's work always felt like a gut punch—honest, messy, alive. And it makes me want to grab my camera and dive headfirst into the chaos.