Marquinius Posted January 3, 2012 Share #1 Posted January 3, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) What can I say ... the thing that still spooks me, is the size of it all. This is really a massive complex and although less "educative" (there are some signs and some of the barracks have a few mementoes) the experience was even more overpowering for me than Auschwitz I. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 Hi Marquinius, Take a look here Birkenau, a horrible landscape. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Spo Posted January 3, 2012 Share #2 Posted January 3, 2012 I like this shot. One of these places which I'd always wanted to go to but don't...if that makes sense. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted January 3, 2012 Yeah, that makes sense. Didn't sleep too well, day before I went. Later, went back, early morning, totally alone. That's not so good either .... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allamande Posted January 4, 2012 Share #4 Posted January 4, 2012 Marco, It is tough to photograph a place like this. I only saw Buchenwald and it was a transformative experience. Our daughter was 10 at the time and we spent the whole day walking, talking, keeping silent, and feeling numb. Her questions and comments led me to believe that everyone should see one of these camps, at least once. No amount of reading, watching documentaries, nothing comes even close to the horror one feels in the place itself. Your images are powerful enough to bring back all those feelings and memories for me. I am glad you visited and documented through your own eyes. Ece Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted January 4, 2012 Ece, They're have excellent guides, taking almost four hours to show you around. But walking there totally alone was "quite an experience". Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 4, 2012 Share #6 Posted January 4, 2012 Marco - Excellent shot in every way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share #7 Posted January 4, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Stuart, Thanks. I know you have been there ... weird experience, nah? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted January 5, 2012 Share #8 Posted January 5, 2012 Marco, It is tough to photograph a place like this. I only saw Buchenwald and it was a transformative experience. Our daughter was 10 at the time and we spent the whole day walking, talking, keeping silent, and feeling numb. Her questions and comments led me to believe that everyone should see one of these camps, at least once. No amount of reading, watching documentaries, nothing comes even close to the horror one feels in the place itself. Your images are powerful enough to bring back all those feelings and memories for me. I am glad you visited and documented through your own eyes. Ece Marco, I agree with Ece's comments. This cannot be fully absorbed from pictures and if everyone had the opportunity to see this and the history of the consequences of these atrocities, perhaps there would be a different attitude about the events of today. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share #9 Posted January 5, 2012 Paul, Nobody can walk around these places without being touched. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted January 9, 2012 Share #10 Posted January 9, 2012 great photo -- what i love is that you haven't aged it. could be in use today, and that, i believe, is the power of the photograph.....steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted January 9, 2012 I was mentally switching between history and reality and somehow this one got both. Funny how the photo can steer your post processing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDE Posted January 10, 2012 Share #12 Posted January 10, 2012 What can I say ... the thing that still spooks me, is the size of it all. This is really a massive complex and although less "educative" (there are some signs and some of the barracks have a few mementoes) the experience was even more overpowering for me than Auschwitz I. This is an excellent shot of a very sad place! Bernhard Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share #13 Posted January 10, 2012 Bernhard, Even two weeks later, it still spooks me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest suilvenman Posted January 13, 2012 Share #14 Posted January 13, 2012 Marco, thank you for sharing your excellent work. Ken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio58 Posted January 13, 2012 Share #15 Posted January 13, 2012 That is a great image. I like it a lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share #16 Posted January 13, 2012 I am very happy that I was able to share my impressions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saloti Posted January 15, 2012 Share #17 Posted January 15, 2012 Marco, truly nothing compares to the 3. Reich Konzentrationslager, definiteley not. Your picture is excellent and invites for silent commemoration. Though, today I just read a long article about Guantanamo: I think it is a massive sign of failure of democracy that still today we have such a place of lawlessness. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share #18 Posted January 15, 2012 Lothar, I share your worries. But both purpose and scale cannot be compared. You'd have to go to Stalinist Russia to come even close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saloti Posted January 15, 2012 Share #19 Posted January 15, 2012 Lothar, I share your worries. But both purpose and scale cannot be compared. You'd have to go to Stalinist Russia to come even close. I agree, that is why I wrote "nothing compares" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anta Posted January 15, 2012 Share #20 Posted January 15, 2012 While I do agree that Birkenau is a horrible landscape, I also remember a very deep sense of calm and serenity while visiting the camp a few years ago, which of course contrasted very much with all other feelings. It was february, there were very few visitors around and a bit of snow on the ground. Towards the back side of the camp, from the bush, a couple of deer came out and started grazing around peacefully. What a strange feeling.. My photo series from the camps can be seen through the link below, in case. It would be interesting to compare the different individual experiences through our photos.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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