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London-born Eric Ravilious (1903-42) spent his early years in Eastbourne E. Sussex and won a scholarship to attend the Eastbourne School of Art in 1919. Later he enrolled at Royal College of Art London where he studied under Paul Nash, a War Artist in WW1. Later Ravilious worked as a painter, book...
Alex Berger
I find myself sitting here digesting a surreal moment. Somehow, like sands carried by a rushing river, moments have swept into minutes, days, months, weeks, years and now a decade and a half. On July 19, 2011 I held back tears of joy and sadness as I gave my folks a big hug, turned and boarded my...
Alex Berger
What’s this post? As some of you have now come to anticipate – every year I publish a birthday reflection post. I hope you’ll enjoy these thoughts and take them for what they are – an attempt to share the world as I see it and how I relate to it. It’s a mixture of observations, musings,...
Alex Berger
Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. As part of my photo-editing process, I edit my photos chronologically. This means that the more travel or photo-intensive my trips are, the longer it tends to take me to close out a year. The post this year features photos...
Alex Berger
Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. As part of my photo-editing process, I edit my photos chronologically. This means that the more travel or photo-intensive my trips are, the longer it tends to take me to close out a year. Which is why you’re getting 2024’s top...
Alex Berger
When I moved to Copenhagen and asked about the Aurora Borealis and if they were visible, most people shrugged and said no. A few said they occasionally could be viewed from the far northern tip of Jutland some 160 miles north-west. But, Copenhagen proper? That received a patient smile and chuckle....
Alex Berger
Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. As part of my photo-editing process, I edit my photos chronologically. This means that the more travel or photo-intensive my trips are, the longer it tends to take me to close out a year. 2022 was a lovely year of travels and...
Alex Berger
Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. As part of my photo-editing process, I edit my photos chronologically. This means that the more travel or photo-intensive my trips are, the longer it tends to take me to close out a year. 2022 was a lovely year of travels and...
Alex Berger
Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. As part of my photo-editing process, I edit my photos chronologically. This means that the more travel or photo-intensive my trips are, the longer it tends to take me to close out a year. This is why this post comes in November,...
Alex Berger
Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. It goes without saying that 2020 wasn’t exactly conducive to travel on the scale of previous years. I’ve actively taken a conservative approach to movement, and focused on best practices. This has meant that most of my time...
Alex Berger
Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. Ordinarily, this post comes around the New Year. I’m extremely delayed in getting this post (photos from 2019) written, but had an extensive backlog to work through and have been delayed with work and travels. Now, fully caught...
Alex Berger
Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. Ordinarily, this post comes around the New Year. For 2018 I was a full year delayed due to issues with WordPress. I’m extremely delayed in getting this post (photos from 2019) written, but had an extensive backlog to work...