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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Polls Are Open

The time has come, once again, for me to enter a photography competition. Of course, this means that the time has also come for me to be indecisive. So, dear friends, I ask you once again for your opinions. The polls are open. I would be very grateful for any thoughts you have on which photo you like best. The theme for the competition is water. Feedback is greatly appreciated!

Keukenhof in the Netherlands:




Wli Waterfall in Ghana. Note the person in the lower right corner of the image, next to the tree. The waterfall is about 60 meters high.




A building in the Ganvie Stilt Village in Benin, West Africa.




National World War II Memorial Water Fountain in Washington, D.C.




The Washington Monument.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Am I a Jelly Doughnut?

In a famous speech in Berlin in 1963, John F. Kennedy said "Ich bin ein Berliner," leading to decades of controversy over whether he gave the citizens of Berlin a good chuckle by calling himself a Berliner, which is a kind of jelly doughnut. In his Dress to Kill sketch, Eddie Izzard, suggests that JFK did, in fact, call himself a jelly doughnut, while David Emery swears that JFK, using perfect grammar, asserted that he stood with the people of Berlin. Of course, with my ridiculously rudimentary knowledge of German, I'm hardly able to weigh in on this debate. However, during my time in Berlin, I couldn't help but think--am I a jelly doughnut?

I only had 3 short days in Berlin, but I loved every minute--it is such a historically rich, unique city. From the Berliner Dom to the Reichstag, the people on the tram to Darth Vader at the Brandenburg Gate, the schnitzel to the doner, the whole city is such an interesting amalgamation of old and new, funky and classic, eastern and western. I had my camera in hand the whole time, but I feel as though I did not--could not--adequately capture the character of the city. I would love to visit again with a focus on shooting candid portraits; as this was my first time in Berlin, I was obviously caught up in the sites, and my photos were focused primarily on the architectural elements of the city, but I feel like so much of what makes Berlin interesting is its people. I can't call myself a Berliner (or a jelly doughnut) after one short trip, but I would love to spend some time photographing some true Berliners. Still, I managed to take a ton of photos. I hope you enjoy the one's I've shared below!