Comments on: Michael Borek : “Photography is the ability to see things” / Michal Borek: “Fotografovani je umet se koukat” http://czechmatediary.com/2009/03/15/interview-with-michael-borek/ Small Bohemian Steps to World Domination.... Sat, 19 May 2012 16:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Vlastimilhttp://czechmatediary.com/2009/03/15/interview-with-michael-borek/comment-page-1/#comment-16511 Vlastimil Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:39:35 +0000 http://czechmatediary.com/?p=3797#comment-16511 Tanja, I don't know where they are clsoing, but read their business report (I am a curious guy ;) ) Tanja, I don’t know where they are clsoing, but read their business report (I am a curious guy ;) )

]]> By: Tanjahttp://czechmatediary.com/2009/03/15/interview-with-michael-borek/comment-page-1/#comment-16503 Tanja Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:43:27 +0000 http://czechmatediary.com/?p=3797#comment-16503 Really? Starbucks are closing in your area? Our Starbucks are doing pretty good here; I asked my old manager and she said they are down to only 13%. Really? Starbucks are closing in your area? Our Starbucks are doing pretty good here; I asked my old manager and she said they are down to only 13%.

]]> By: Vlastimilhttp://czechmatediary.com/2009/03/15/interview-with-michael-borek/comment-page-1/#comment-16494 Vlastimil Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:06:19 +0000 http://czechmatediary.com/?p=3797#comment-16494 Tanja, you are right...People drive the economy, which is the cause behind Starbucks store closures all over America... Old goo' neighorhood coffe shops are making a big comeback and this time, they do serve a good coffe.. because the economy drives the people to improve in what they are doing ... I didn't like Starbucks anyway... the best coffe is made by me....using my french press...I really like the pictures by Michael Brok , thanks for the article about him Tanja,
you are right…People drive the economy, which
is the cause behind Starbucks store closures all over America…
Old goo’ neighorhood coffe shops are making a big comeback and this time, they do serve a good coffe..
because the economy drives the people to improve in what they are doing … I didn’t like Starbucks anyway…
the best coffe is made by me….using my french press…

I really like the pictures by Michael Brok , thanks for the article about him

]]> By: Tanjahttp://czechmatediary.com/2009/03/15/interview-with-michael-borek/comment-page-1/#comment-16492 Tanja Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:52:03 +0000 http://czechmatediary.com/?p=3797#comment-16492 Thanks Karen! I think he answered it very well, don't you think? It just makes sense...the people drive the economy; if they keep going to Starbucks, for example, then Strabucks will keep growing and the family owned coffee shops will die off. The problem with those mom-n-pop's (spelling?) places is that they don't serve a very good coffee:(It just is kind of a difficult situation... Thanks Karen! I think he answered it very well, don’t you think? It just makes sense…the people drive the economy; if they keep going to Starbucks, for example, then Strabucks will keep growing and the family owned coffee shops will die off. The problem with those mom-n-pop’s (spelling?) places is that they don’t serve a very good coffee:(

It just is kind of a difficult situation…

]]> By: Vlastimilhttp://czechmatediary.com/2009/03/15/interview-with-michael-borek/comment-page-1/#comment-16486 Vlastimil Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:14:30 +0000 http://czechmatediary.com/?p=3797#comment-16486 Karen, Lately, I am observing, it is "in" to build shopping areas or even appartments which are "European looking" but still, it feels as a fake. A marble is actually a painted plywood, bricks is a thin siding etc... and sometime, behind a nice looking wall, where I suspect would be nice appartments, there are simply piles of garbage, because it is already "on the other side".... Even if there is a new movement in American architecture (cities should be built to make it easy to live in, to socialize and work without any need to commute long distances etc...), there are always some "unimportant" touches missing : small cozy squares, passages through buildings, small restaurants in gardens which are actually inside "backyards" of some house, areas where no cars are allowed and neighborhood cozy "hospody" from where angry wifes pull out their beloved husbands after closing hours ....Furthermore, we should blame cars for the architectonical (??) disaster. It made it possible to to move to uggly suburbs and perfect them :) and now when we have 3-4 cars in each family, we can afford to commute over 100 miles a day.. becuase we don't want to live in uggly or deserted cities... It is a devil's circle....It took me 3 years to find a house which is NOT build in a development area and which does NOT look like roman building and where I don't need to look into neighbors kitchen... ( I live in forest :)I agree with the Michael Borek, that USA is the most photogenic country ( I have not been in Antarctis though:), One has really plenty things to take pictures of... beautiful, happy , awful , scary .... Karen,
Lately, I am observing, it is “in” to build shopping areas or even appartments which are “European looking” but still, it feels as a fake. A marble is actually a painted plywood, bricks is a thin siding etc… and sometime, behind a nice looking wall, where I suspect would be nice appartments, there are simply piles of garbage, because it is already “on the other side”….
Even if there is a new movement in American architecture (cities should be built to make it easy to live in, to socialize and work without any need to commute long distances etc…), there are always some “unimportant” touches missing : small cozy squares, passages through buildings, small restaurants in gardens which are actually inside “backyards” of some house, areas where no cars are allowed and neighborhood cozy “hospody” from where angry wifes pull out their beloved husbands after closing hours ….

Furthermore, we should blame cars for the architectonical (??) disaster. It made it possible to
to move to uggly suburbs and perfect them :) and now when we have 3-4 cars in each family, we can afford to commute over 100 miles a day.. becuase we don’t want to live in uggly or deserted cities… It is a devil’s circle….

It took me 3 years to find a house which is NOT build in a development area and which does NOT look like roman building and where I don’t need to look into neighbors kitchen… ( I live in forest :)

I agree with the Michael Borek, that USA is the most photogenic country ( I have not been in Antarctis though:), One has really plenty things to take pictures of… beautiful, happy , awful , scary ….

]]> By: Karenhttp://czechmatediary.com/2009/03/15/interview-with-michael-borek/comment-page-1/#comment-16485 Karen Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:37:27 +0000 http://czechmatediary.com/?p=3797#comment-16485 Tanya, I appreciate you asking him how we can get Americans to build beautiful buildings. As an American, I want to know that answer! Thanks for bringing someone new to our attention. Tanya, I appreciate you asking him how we can get Americans to build beautiful buildings. As an American, I want to know that answer! Thanks for bringing someone new to our attention.

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