‘Americans’: The Book That Changed Photography

‘Americans’: The Book That Changed Photography

In 1959, Robert Frank’s The Americans dramatically altered how photographers looked through viewfinders and how Americans saw themselves.

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During his trip, Frank shot 767 rolls of film yielding about 27,000 images. He edited that down to about 1,000 work prints, spread them across the floor of his studio and tacked them to the walls for a final edit. Out of a year and a half of work, Frank chose just 83 images.