The Americans

Last week Robert Frank passed away. I thought that this week (and perhaps next!), I am going to shoot a bit of a homage to his incredible work, The Americans.

So, keeping in the spirit of the 1950s work, I am going to shoot the project using Kodak Tri-X. My idea is not to copy Frank’s style, but to explore some of the themes in his book. He created a very different view of America than people were perhaps ready for at the time.

I am going to take on three themes: anxiety, the snapshot aesthetic and symbolism. Obviously, with the UK in the throes of Brexit, there’s a lot of anxiety around at the present time.

I’ll keep posting up digital stuff in the meantime, but will post the final work on my blog when it’s done.