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08/25/08

Logo of the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Photo: Boy and man standing

08/24/08

Olympic athlete Gabe Gardner and David

Photo: Olympic pins

08/24/08

David's brother, Jonathon, also collected Olympic pins

Photo: Olympic pins

08/24/08

David started collecting Olympic pins

Photo: Olympic badge

08/24/08

Gabe Gardner let David take a photo of his badge

Photo: Crowd of people at McDonald's

08/24/08

McDonald's was one of the crowded eateries at the Olympics

Photo: Menu on placard at Beijing Olympics

08/22/08

Menu of food items available at the Olympics venues

Photo: Uniform in a glass case

08/22/08

All Olympics volunteers wear uniforms like these

Photo: Camera suspended on a wire

08/22/08

Camera on a wire

Photo: Camera on track

08/22/08

Camera on a track.

Photo: Athlete pole vaulting at the Beijing Olympics

08/22/08

An athlete pole vaults high into the air at the Beijing Olympics

Photo: David with a model of the Beijing National Stadium

08/22/08

David shows a model of the Bird's Nest inside the real Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing

Photo: A crowded subway in Bejing

08/22/08

Crowds wait in the subway system in Beijing

Photo: Tennis court with air dryers drying the surface

08/18/08

Another rain delay at the Olympics and air dryers getting the court ready for play.

Photo: Tennis court and sqeegees used to dry the court

08/18/08

China dries the court with squeegees after another rain delay.

Photo: Tennis player serving at Beijing Olympics

08/18/08

Roger Federer serves at the tennis event at the Beijing Olympics

Photo: David in a crowd watching the tennis event.

08/18/08

David holds a camera as he watches the tennis event at the Beijing Olympics

Photo: Second half of the slalom course for Olympic kayak and canoe events.

08/17/08

Second half of the Beijing Olympics kayak and canoe slalom events.

Photo: Beijing Olympics kayak and canoe slalom course.

08/17/08

First half of the kayak and slalom course at the Beijing Olympics.

Photo: David and his dad overlooking the canoe/kayak course

08/17/08

David and his dad pose for a photo at the canoe/kayak slalom event at the Olympics.

Photo: Canoe course at the Olympics and lifeguard on sidelines

08/17/08

Canoe slalom course at the Beijing Olympics.

Photo: An Olympic volunteer and wet tennis court.

08/14/08

A volunteer stands near Center Court at the Beijing Olympics.

Photo: People waiting in the rain

08/14/08

Crowd waiting to go through security at the Beijing Olympics.

Photo: David, his brother and friend holding the Olympic torch

07/31/08

Mr. Zimmerman, David and Jonathan with the Olympic torch

Photo: People in Beijing Airport

08/03/08

Photographers waiting for Olympic Athletes at Beijing Airport

Photo: Dragon statue in Beijing Airport

08/03/08

Inside Terminal 3 at Beijing Airport

Photo: Burger King in Beijing

08/03/08

Burger King in Beijing

Photo: Subway map in train

08/03/08

Subway map in Beijing subway train

Photo: Subway train and driver in Beijing

08/03/08

Beijing subway train and driver

Photo: David and subway ticket machine

08/03/08

David buys subway tickets in Beijing

Photo: Beijing Olympic Torch

07/31/08

Beijing Olympic Torch

Photo: Olympic Torch

07/31/08

David holding torch

Photo: David holding Olympic torch

07/31/08

David holding the Olympic torch

Photo: David in the "water cube"

07/28/08

David visits the National Aquatics Center, which is also called the "Water Cube."

Photo: David's family

07/23/08

David and his family

Photo: David outside the "water cube" in beijing.

06/09/08

David visits the Water Cube during construction