Ich bin Berliner

Here is my son David's photograph of the Leningrad Siege Memorial published on a kiosk in the Anne Frank Zentrum in Berlin, Germany. If you look at a close-up of this shot, you can even read his name printed in the credits.

When David returned from Russia in 2005, I posted some of his best photos on the same Flickr website I use to store pictures for the mayor's blog.

Last June, we were contacted by Julia Franz from Berlin, who asked to use David's picture in their exhibit.

The staff at the museum had searched the internet for a photo of the dramatic seige memorial. David's picture was one of the best pictures they found.

David immediately granted his permission by e-mail from the University of Chicago, and I sent Julia a high resolution copy of the photo.

All of the details were worked out in about 48 hours, and Julia told me they were ecstatic to accomplish both the photo selection and the permission so quickly.

From St. Petersburg to Elburn to Berlin, we are all connected. And, without the mayor's blog, this whole chain of events probably doesn't happen. Cool! Blog on!