Alec Soth on Robert Frank, photography and writing.

“If I continued with still photography, I would try to be more honest and direct about why I go out there and do it. And I guess the only way I could do it is with writing. I think that’s one of the hardest things to do—combine words and photographs. But I would certainly try…

“If I continued with still photography, I would try to be more honest and direct about why I go out there and do it. And I guess the only way I could do it is with writing. I think that’s one of the hardest things to do—combine words and photographs. But I would certainly try it.”
Robert Frank 1977

This quote is referenced by Alec Soth in his latest LBM blog post.

http://www.littlebrownmushroom.com/blog/popsicle-22/

Alec constantly references and is inspired by writers; this post weaves beautifully between the words of about three other writers and those of Soth himself.

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