Last November, I went by train from Hamburg to Prague, and the journey was practically shrouded in fog from beginning to end. As one travels from Hamburg to Dresden via Magdeburg, the farmland of the north gradually gives way to more industrial landscapes, with old factories and abandoned stations, buildings and viaducts covered in graffiti, all veiled in mist and drizzle. Finally, the train follows the course of the Elbe River with its dramatic cliffs, from Dresden to Děčín, and on to Prague.
The fog and rainy skies of November lent themselves particularly well to black and white photography. Most of the photos were taken from moving trains, which means many are a little blurry, out of focus, and have reflections from the windows I took them through. Some photos are quite grainy, especially those taken very early in the morning, but the raw quality better conveys the fluidity of the weather and landscapes on that day.
