Robert Frank’s 1958 work The Americans is one of my favorite books (and I don’t even own it yet)! I had the enjoyment of seeing some of Frank’s work, including hundreds of contact sheets, at the Tate Modern in London (seeing the contact sheets really put in perspective the volume of film that Frank shot, and how much he actually printed and publicized). Aside from Avedon and Penn, he’s one of the most fantastic photo’ers in my book.

Anyhow, today is Robert Frank’s 86th birthday and I do wish him a groovy day. Well played, Mr. Frank…well played.