Appreciation of Robert Frank

[cliveh]

There are thousands of photographers I have never heard of and would welcome others to contribute to this type of thread.

 

[Dali]

A milestone in modern photography not only from the practice standpoint (unorthodox framing, blur, grain, etc...) but also on the pictures impact. Each picture is not that outstanding but the feeling is different after a hundred of them, like a cumulative effect...

Everyone has his/her different fav picture... Mine is the elevator girl.

 

[cliveh]

A milestone in modern photography not only from the practice standpoint (unorthodox framing, blur, grain, etc...) but also on the pictures impact. Each picture is not that outstanding but the feeling is different after a hundred of them, like a cumulative effect...

Everyone has his/her different fav picture... Mine is the elevator girl.

Then please post it.

 

[Dali]

Here it is...

 

[Dali]

Strange to get no comment on such photographer...

 

[ajmiller]

Came across this the other day.
https://www.sfmoma.org/watch/robert-frank-photographing-americans/

 

[CropDusterMan]

I really admire Robert Frank...great photographer. He, being from Switzerland, had a different view of
America when he did his nearly year-long trip photographing what would become "The Americans". Not many were overly critical of the social issues in the U.S at that time, the late 1950's, and Frank took somewhat of
an outsiders viewpoint when he captured his subjects. The image below taken in Charleston, SC for instance...speaks volumes. Many were displeased with the book when it came out, depicting America in a somewhat less shiny perspective...since then, it's become what many consider a masterpiece. he had a huge influence on Garry Winogrand among others.

 

[cliveh]

Here it is...

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This image is very Robert Frank and thanks for posting.

 

[GRHazelton]

The High Museum hosted a major exhibit of Gordon Parks' color photos from the Life photo essay and as an added attraction many BW photos by Robert Frank from The Americans. He is truly a master. Any of us might have taken any of his pictures, but we didn't. At least I didn't....