From today’s walk: The East Budapest Train Station at midday. By the way…. some of you may not know that you can see a larger view of the picture by clicking on it. Lots of cool little details in this one…. //
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Yearly Archives: 2007
Spent the entire day walking semi-aimlessly around Budapest. Saw lots of interesting things. Here’s one of them. //
Spent all day today in City Park…. in the company of native Hungarians and far from tourists. Met the family of this little girl (and her twin sister) and they were kind enough to let me photograph her. //
And have I mentioned that Budapest is romantic city too? We were saying tonight over dinner that public displays of affection (read: conspicuous smooching in public) is WAY more common here than it is in the States. But no smooching pictures. Here’s a different kind of romantic…. //
First full day in Budapest. It’s a sprawling city of more than 1.5 million, so I have only scratched the surface. Lots of people out and about… even on Sunday… and there seems to be a very healthy and vibrant cafe lifestyle. More diversity than Prague. More beggars too. And hustlers. Lots of people have...
Day 6. Spent the entire day on the train from Prague to Budapest. What was supposed to be a 7 hour trip became a 9 hour trip– make your own jokes about Eastern Europe trains not running on time here– due to (depending on which story you believe) mechanical failure, a highway accident, or the...
Day 5…. Last day in Prague. Went to see the 2007 World Press Photo show. The winning photo is a strong picture but has been somewhat controversial. Further info here: www.worldpressphoto.org We leave on an early morning train to Budapest. I will miss the beautiful city and the extremely friendly people. I will not miss...
Day 4. Trying to capture some of the must-see sites without making picture postcards. This is the statue of St. Wenceslas at the end of Wenceslas Square, just in front of the National Museum. Most of important Czech history happened on this spot, including the founding of the Czech Republik in 1918, the Soviet invasion...
Days remain full and jam-packed with activities. Met another wonderful Czech photographer named Marketa Luskacova. See her work at www.marketaluskacova.com . Despite the language barrier, I am becoming more comfortable approaching people to ask to photograph them. Most are surprisingly agreeable. Shooting a lot. More than 400 frames today. Who could have imagined doing this...
Prague is a city of contrasts. In some ways, it is very dark, gritty, and fits the “Eastern Europe” stereotype in every conceivable way. In other ways, Prague is beautiful, cosmopolitan, modern, liberal, and seems to be a place that lots of Europeans are delighted to visit. Spent most of the day today shooting. Here’s...