Florida 3 1958

Robert Frank created this contact sheet, "Florida 3," using gelatin silver print. Frank, a Swiss immigrant, embarked on a cross-country road trip in the 1950s, funded by a Guggenheim Fellowship. He captured America's cultural landscape, from diners to desolate streets, a perspective often overlooked in mainstream media. This contact sheet offers a glimpse into Frank’s photographic process; a series of small frames show different images of everyday life in Florida. These frames reveal Frank's approach to capturing reality and his view of American life. Frank once said he aimed "to describe what I see as simply as possible." "Florida 3" invites us to consider the photographer’s gaze and its role in shaping our understanding of place, identity, and belonging. It's not just about the images selected but about the unseen, the unchosen, and the stories they might tell about America and the American experience.