Check Mates by Matt Ogg

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“We all have to make a life-changing decision sooner or later. This was mine.”

His castle was a soviet-era student dormitory block, and from there exchange student Matt Ogg set out to discover Prague and Europe. With the rite-of-passage backpack, a camera in hand and a diary full of self-confessed illegible handwriting, he captured his experiences to create his photojournalistic work: ‘Czech Mates: reflections of an Aussie student on exchange’.

From the gothic spires of Prague to rugged Bulgarian mountains, the Chianti springtime to seagulls in snowy Hamburg, ‘Czech Mates’ is not just a bad pun, but a visual feast and an interesting read – be sure to get yourself a copy.

 

 

*Photo on page 32 is courtesy of Mike Moirano

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