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In The Style of Robert Frank's The Americans

Challenge #94 in the In The Style Of series. Hosted by Bill Thoo.

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Show me your best images in the style of Robert Franks The Americans. It's candid, it's raw and unpolished, it's about the everyday and mundane, the local details that tells a story about a neighbourhood. More Information on Robert Frank: here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frank And here: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/robert-frank-the-americans

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Announced:

Thursday, 25th August, 2022 (GMT)

Submissions:

Thursday, 1st September, 2022 – Wednesday, 7th September, 2022 (GMT)

Voting:

Thursday, 8th September, 2022 – Wednesday, 14th September, 2022 (GMT)

Processing rules:

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Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Images must be in the style of Robert Frank's The Americans.
Entries do not have to be about Americans.
A comment in the description about how your entry is in the style of Robert Frank's The Americans may help voters with scoring your entry and the host in adjudicating your entry, but is not compulsory.
No identifying marks of the photographer.
When vote, please score not only on the aesthetic and technical merits of the entry, but also on how successfully the entry captures the style of Robert Franks The Americans.
Discourteous communication may result in a disqualification.

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187 votes

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