About the Photographs

I hope you enjoy the collection of photos used for the book cover and divider pages. I took these recently while visiting various cities, including Bratislava, Prague, Vienna, and Washington. Some introduce a degree of symbolism related to a particular subject matter, while others just seem to embody a topic in an indefinable manner. Incorporating these photographs made me realize that they, much like services, uniquely abstract and express distinct parts of our world.

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