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Archive 2005Auschwitz-Birkenau (Krakow, Poland)
p.2 #1Auschwitz-Birkenau (Krakow, Poland)
Wow, these are excellent. You did a fantastic job at capturing the deathly feeling of Auschwitz. The second photo, particularly, is outstanding.
Jan 11, 2005 at 09:37 AM
p.2 #2Auschwitz-Birkenau (Krakow, Poland)
When I was there (1999) I was too moved to make pictures....
Jan 11, 2005 at 01:53 PM
p.2 #3Auschwitz-Birkenau (Krakow, Poland)
Very moving series. I looked at all the pictures; I sincerely like your work.
A terrible thing to think about, but we should never forget.
Xavier
A terrible thing to think about, but we should never forget.
Xavier
Jan 11, 2005 at 02:01 PM
p.2 #4Auschwitz-Birkenau (Krakow, Poland)
Wenyao,
You stirred up an old disturbing memory for me. As I am Polish and have been there twice in '85 & '87 and photographed it both times and took the tour and saw the movie they show, but was so disturbed by the experience that I hadn't even thought about posting any of them. I also went to another camp in another part of Poland. Please don't give people the impression that this is in Krakow! Krakow is such a beautiful Baroque city. Also, the names Auschwitz-Birkenau are the German names for these camps. People have forgotten how many Polish people were killed there also. I guess you pushed a button that needed to be pushed by your wonderful rendition of this awful place. I will have to go back and look at my images now......It feels wierd to say "Thank You."
Did you go to the Warsaw ghetto? Dziekuje bardzo...
You stirred up an old disturbing memory for me. As I am Polish and have been there twice in '85 & '87 and photographed it both times and took the tour and saw the movie they show, but was so disturbed by the experience that I hadn't even thought about posting any of them. I also went to another camp in another part of Poland. Please don't give people the impression that this is in Krakow! Krakow is such a beautiful Baroque city. Also, the names Auschwitz-Birkenau are the German names for these camps. People have forgotten how many Polish people were killed there also. I guess you pushed a button that needed to be pushed by your wonderful rendition of this awful place. I will have to go back and look at my images now......It feels wierd to say "Thank You."
Did you go to the Warsaw ghetto? Dziekuje bardzo...
Jan 12, 2005 at 02:15 AM
p.2 #5Auschwitz-Birkenau (Krakow, Poland)
Strong images...
I've been there last year with some of my friends. It was really a emotional visit.. i didn't get as far as birkenau, tho. The strange thing was, the weather was really nice... no clouds at all and the colors were all pretty saturated... that didn't fit in that place.
I've been there last year with some of my friends. It was really a emotional visit.. i didn't get as far as birkenau, tho. The strange thing was, the weather was really nice... no clouds at all and the colors were all pretty saturated... that didn't fit in that place.
Jan 12, 2005 at 03:20 AM
p.2 #6Auschwitz-Birkenau (Krakow, Poland)
#2 & #3 are absolutely stunning images. They both grab me by the heart. The horror that was at these camps is still there. Your images show us that in a very convincing way. Excellent work.
RWW
RWW
Jan 12, 2005 at 11:22 AM
p.2 #7Auschwitz-Birkenau (Krakow, Poland)
Where are the pictures? Is your website down? I couldn't access it either.
Jan 12, 2005 at 11:41 AM
p.2 #8Auschwitz-Birkenau (Krakow, Poland)
Ok. They are back! Beautiful images. Like others have said, number 2 is outstanding.
Jan 12, 2005 at 05:25 PM