Photographer's Note
This is my second posting featuring the prisoner of war camp at Auschwitz. The first post is here.
This picture was taken at the second and much larger camp at Birkenau. It was here that the majority of exterminations took place.
What can be seen here are the remains of 300 wooden barracks where those who had not been immediately killed were housed while undertaking slave labour. When the Nazis knew that the end of the war was imminent they tried to destroy as much of the evidence as possible by fire and dynamite. The barracks were burned and all that stands today are the foundations and brick built chimneys.
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greg64g
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(11193) 2005-01-10 14:56
Hi Jonathan,
This is a hard subject, anyway that's give us some hard feeling.
I don't know if i could be strong enough to do this kind of picture
Cheers
Greg
Carlo
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(260) 2005-01-10 15:05
B&W works well with the somber scene and diffused sky. The barbwire framing is of course the perfect choice for this picture.
vapours
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(8264) 2005-01-10 15:28
These are always powerful images and youve done this one well. The black and white conveys this emotion.
ChristianS
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(2997) 2005-01-10 15:37
Nice photo Jonathan, sad and evocative too. It's that kind of picture that makes people not to forget the horrible things that once happened. B&W works very well in this context. Well done!
christina
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(2040) 2005-01-10 20:47
Black and white is an excellent choice in this image. I like the starkness of the image. It helps describe the story behind this place. Well done!
Peeotr
(2228) 2005-01-11 16:30
A very good perspective of this camp. Your photo contains interpretation and I like this fact. B&W of course a good choice. Composition with the inner 'street' on left is also good. Sad place but we have to be conscious of what happened there.
manny
(22032) 2005-01-12 9:49
A poignant shot. You communicatedthe mood of the shot very well esp because of the foreground element. Powerful picture.
rabani
(9645) 2005-01-18 22:50
But nothing can ever erase the memory. This is very well done Jonathan. The two barbed wires, enclosing the structures of a worst memory. The B/W depiction, just makes it even more colder. Least we forget.
khmelins
(960) 2005-01-30 11:33
Hi Jonathan,
Besides the picture which I find very good, and the inclusion of barbed wire..
I wanted to ask you a question as I'm planning to visit Auschwitz in a few weeks. I'll be travelling from germany.. Did you stay there or in Krakow? Any suggestion how to get there?
THank you,
anton
banyanman
(7797) 2006-02-28 8:31
You've composed this well, Jonathan, using the barbed wire to frame the scene. I can't think of using anything other than B&W for images of Auschwitz. I visited Auschwitz 35 years ago, and the feelings of horror that I felt all that time ago still remain etched on my mind. David
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Copyright: Jonathan Wilson (jbweasle)
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(9393) - Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Μαύρο & Ασπρο
- Date Taken: 2004-12-31
- Categories: Γεγονός
- Camera: Nikon D70, 18-70 1:3.5-4.5 DX
- Έκθεση: f/4.5, 1/80 δευτερόλεπτα
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Θέμα(τα): Concentration camps [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2005-01-10 14:35
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