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Monthly Archives December 2008

Photos from Munich

Munich was our first taste of a fully-modernized city. Unlike Prague and Budapest, most of Munich was bombed during World War II. This meant that most of the original architecture was gone. Many of the buildings that did look older than 40 years were actually replicas surrounded by modern replacements. This theme also carried over [...]

Posted 28 December 2008 † Beck Diefenbach § Europe § Personal ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , ,

Christmas with an adopted family

In a repeat of last year, I was an orphan this holiday season. Thankfully, I have lots of ties here in the greater Chicago area. With several offers for Christmas dinner, there was no way I could feel alone. Even though our families have known each other since before I was born, I have recently [...]

Posted 26 December 2008 † Beck Diefenbach § Personal ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Photos from Prague

When we arrived to our new hostel, all three of us could tell this was going to be nothing like Budapest. No family-style dinners and no bean bag chair littered living room with posters of people too cool for me to know of. Our new hostel in Prague appeared to be a converted apartment outfitted [...]

Posted 21 December 2008 † Beck Diefenbach § Europe ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: , ,

I want a dog

Who else runs to the door with their face plastered to the window, waiting for you to come back?
I was shooting in an auto detail shop when the owner went to go move a car outside. I think his dog had some temporary separation anxiety.

Posted 19 December 2008 † Beck Diefenbach § Feature ‡ Comments (10) ° Tagged: , ,

Photos from Budapest

If you followed this blog through summer, you know that I traveled through Europe for six weeks from Budapest, Hungary to Castlebar, Ireland. It was a fantastic experience and if any of you are yet to join the work force, I would implore you to get out of the county ASAP.
I shot about 40 GB [...]

Posted 17 December 2008 † Beck Diefenbach § Europe ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , ,