Media 175 Principles of Digital Photography Photographer Robert Frank Presented by Melissa Raynes February 2013

Robert Frank November 9, 1924 (age 88) "Like a boxer trains for a fight, it doesn't matter how many he takes or if he takes any at all. It gets you prepared to know what you should take pictures of or what is the right thing to do and when.“ – Robert Frank

In a time when others were photographing wholesome, nonconfrontational photos, Robert Frank was revealing another side of America. Photo by Robert Frank

Robert Frank liked to photograph everyday life Photo by Robert Frank

…even if it showed the poor and unhappy. Photo by Robert Frank

In 1954, he applied for a Guggenheim fellowship proposing to create an "observation and record of what one naturalized American finds to see in the United States." "I was absolutely free just to turn left or turn right without knowing what I would find.“ – Robert Frank Photo by Robert Frank

"It was the vision that emanated from the book that led not only me, but my whole generation of photographers out into the American landscape in a sense — the lunatic sublime of America,“ – Joel Meyerowitz

By the time his book, The Americans came out, Robert Frank had already moved on to making his first movie.

In 2009, Robert Frank was still making movies …and he’s still publishing photography books today.

Resources “‘Americans’: The Book That Changed Photography: NPR.” NPR.org. Web. 7 Feb “ Web. 7 Feb “Robert Frank.” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 7 Feb Web. 7 Feb The End