BERLIN

Last week we had a chance for a week long trip to Berlin, a city that has been a source of curiosity and interest for a long time.

first photo...

Anne Frank amongst the many outsize murals and graffiti that

are a large presence in all of Berlin.

taking a break...

A portrait opportunity at the East Side Gallery, a long stretch

of the former Berlin Wall.

stencil stuff

the big question...

a hooded crow takes off from a fence loaded with posters 

advertising a very active club scene...

a lonely Kiosk...

a back lot in one of the many squat buildings that are

scattered about several neighborhoods in central Berlin...

Need a back scratcher? A side trip to Berlin's really huge 

Sunday flea market...

A wall mural homage to the planes that participated in the Berlin

Airlift (1948-49)

                            
                                 This portrait of Khaled Mohamed Said, painted on panels from
                                 the former Berlin Wall, celebrates the young Egyptian activist
                                 whose death in police custody was an important inspiration
                                 during the Arab Spring movement.

                                 "We are all Khaled Said"

                                    all photos ©Ken Brown

"FELLOW CITIZENS"

Here's a small handful of the 8 million plus fellow citizens who call this quaint burg  home.

                     Rolando Politi is the creator and curator of the recycled sculptures

                     that adorn the fence surrounding a corner park on E. 9th Street in 

                     the East Village.

"Heartman" was caught mid stride covering a swath of 

downtown street with hearts.

"La Mas Sexy" on the Lower East Side...

 a hula hoop performer in Union Square... 

                                           I thought I had seen every kind of urban conveyance until Patrick Dube

                                            sailed by in a battery powered self balancing single wheel vehicle.

                                           Tina Trachtenburg has handcrafted several flocks of pigeons along with 

                                           pieces of pizza and the occasional cardinal.  

                                           She sets up in Union Square and several other parks around town and t's 

                                           wonderful to witness the public interaction with a large number of

                                           uncharacteristically quiet birds.

                                 Tina Trachtenburg, <motherpigeon.com>

                                              all photos ©Ken Brown

"UNCLE RODNEY'S REVERIE"

                                           Uncle Rodney's reverie …