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Entries for April 2011




After the Rain

April 29, 2011 02:02 PM ET | Eric Levin | Permanent Link

A broken fence, where rain courses through, begins to dry out...

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Tags: Verona | photography



The Tulip Under the Tulip Tree

April 28, 2011 02:26 PM ET | Permanent Link

April showers are not all about precip. Wherever there is a tulip tree, there is a shower of fallen petals.

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Tags: Montclair



Holocaust Memorial, Berlin 3

April 27, 2011 01:39 PM ET | Eric Levin | Permanent Link

Yesterday, I criticized the memorial as too abstract, but its abstractness does suggest a metaphor that is intriguing and disturbing...

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Tags: photography



Holocaust Memorial, Berlin 2

April 26, 2011 02:01 PM ET | Eric Levin | Permanent Link

You know what's wrong with the Berlin memorial? It's fun. I'll explain...

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Tags: photography



Holocaust Memorial, Berlin

April 25, 2011 01:59 PM ET | Eric Levin | Permanent Link

Built on former no-man's land separating East and West Berlin, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe stands roughly between the Brandenburg Gate and the site of Hitler's bunker. It was designed by American architect Peter Eisenmann and consists of 2,711 stone steles, or slabs, of varying height.

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Tags: photography



Jaws of Berlin

April 22, 2011 01:33 PM ET | Eric Levin | Permanent Link

Street repair is a common sight in Berlin, and so are pedestrians calmly making their way around it...

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Tags: photography



At the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

April 21, 2011 02:40 PM ET | Eric Levin | Permanent Link

This photo proves that I don't just wander around obscure parts of town but also take in some of the famous sights...

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Tags: photography