Robert Frank and relationships

Any book—photo or otherwise—has my adoration when not only do I want to return to it again and again, but every time I do return to it, I find something new to love. That’s the way it works with everything in my life, actually—people, places, dogs. If I find everything there is to know and love on the first visit, it won’t last. Lucky for me, I find new things to love about S. all the time.

I’ve been looking at The Americans again, in anticipation of the new edition from Steidl. The images that are grabbing me today are these. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that these are all images about relationships. Amy Stein suggested the other day that I do a photo project on my relationship with S. I’ve thought about that possibility in the past, but I’ve always set it aside because I couldn’t figure out how to do it. Since Amy’s e-mail, though, it’s been on my mind, and possibilities are starting to come to me. I’m not sure any of them will stick, but the wondering is fun.

Charleston, South Carolina. Copyright © Robert Frank

Chattanooga, Tennessee. Copyright © Robert Frank

Indianapolis. Copyright © Robert Frank

U.S. 90, en route to Del Rio, Texas. Copyright © Robert Frank