Beck and His Travels

The writing and photography of Alexander Beck

Month: December 2024

  • Melbourne’s Library

    Melbourne’s Library

    Dozens of wooden cabinets each contained drawers stuffed with hand written or typed entries. When I asked how many entries there were, Graham replied without hesitation that there were millions…

  • Into Melbourne

    Into Melbourne

    The sound of trams rolling down the center of the major roads mixed with the voices of thousands and was topped by the high pitched ticking sound that indicated when one could use the crosswalk. I was in a tornado of human experience…

  • False Start

    False Start

    Planes only crashed in dramatic fashion in the movies, right? One of the pilots hurried to the seat and stared out the tiny window. He scurried back to the cockpit as quickly as he had arrived…