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Occupy Oakland still trying to occupy

Last week, members of Occupy Oakland ended a “day of action” with the beginning of a new encampment a few blocks away from the original site at Frank Ogawa Plaza. This time, the land was privately owned and fenced in.

Posted 28 November 2011 † Beck Diefenbach § Freelance Reporting § News ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

The Maker Faire

The Maker Faire in San Meteo produces a wealth of fun artificial light. Sure there are replica R2-D2s and fire breathing metallic dragons, but those need to be seen in person. I highly suggest you visit the next Maker Fair near you.

Posted 23 May 2011 † Beck Diefenbach § Feature ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

A year (or a lifetime) apart

This morning I was photographing the opening of a coffee shop in a retirement community in DeKalb. I made the image on the left when I saw these two elderly gentlemen talking over coffee at a table with a clean orange background. It immediately made me think of an image I took almost exactly a [...]

Posted 31 August 2010 † Beck Diefenbach § News ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

A fortnight

From car fires to summer camp, this has been an interesting two weeks. Here is a summary.
I was on my way to the newsroom from another assignment when I saw the smoke. It was too much to be a controlled burn or just a brush fire, so I headed towards it. The smoke lead me [...]

Posted 05 July 2010 † Beck Diefenbach § Feature § News § portrait ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Guitar lessons

It was my freshman year at University of Illinois. I was really into this girl who lived the floor below me in our dorm. But she liked this guy down the hall from me. He played the guitar.
So I got a guitar. A cheap, crappy 3/4 size guitar. The fret board was breaking away from [...]

Posted 31 March 2010 † Beck Diefenbach § Feature § Personal ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,