Dachau Concentration Camp

bosco0633

Just got back from a 3 week journey in Europe. I forgot my D300 at home when packing so I was forced to use a point and shoot. This was one of the most overwhelming expierences of my life seeing Dachau. I hope you like the photos, again sorry for the quality.

dadwtwins

Thank you very much for posting these shots. I would have a very difficult time going to one of these places so i appreciate when someone else is able to keep the memories alive of such a wicked place.

dlplumer

Some of the best images I have ever seen from this hell on earth. Thank you very much for sharing these. It must have been hard to view.

craig_d

The P&S quality is actually strangely appropriate for these pictures. The harsh contrast and imperfect sharpness give the impression of very old newspaper photos, which suits this setting well.

bosco0633

thanks for the kind comments. When I edited the photos I actually did an old fashioned finish to them. On the memorial piece, I did a soft focus on the entire photo for effect. I really appreciate the comments, pictures truely do say a thousand words. It was so overwhelming being there.

Gary Peterson Photography

Moving
The starkness and treatment of these images is perfect. A totally unaware viewer of them would inherently know the story. Captured perfectly.

Panther

Howdy,


Strong images, very nicely done!!

Really well seen and captured and the post processing gives them an old period feel to them.

Dogdots

It is such a haunting place which brings such great sadness. After looking at them I can still see them in my mind. Your p&s worked well. I like your processing of them also. It added to the dark sorrow of the images.

Question -- how could you forget your camera

bosco0633

I know, 3 weeks in Europe, I packed, re-packed and then had everything at the door. My ride to the airport was late, I got rushed and forgot it. I was so upset.

Just a little info, the first picture was the front gates where you can still see the tracks that brought the prisoners to Dachau.

The sign on the rod iron gate translates to work will set you free. This obviously furthest from the truth.

The words rauchen verboten translates to smoking prohibited. This was a sign on the wall where the prisoners first entered after arrival on the trains. The SS thought it was funny because there were no civil liberties at Dachau and this sign made one feel that they still had entitlement.

The art piece was a memorial piece created once it was determined that Dachau would be a memorial area.

The picture with the fence and the moat are stationed at the gate to Dachau and the bridge to the crematory. There was an 8 foot section of grass that a person would be shot on sight if they went on. If they made it pass the moat there was an electrical fence. One photo actually shows victims being electrocuted on the fence. This part of the tour just killed me. I was so upset.

The next few photos were of the living quarters. After the war they destroyed the living quarters, however they reconstructed quarters 1 and 2 for the memorial. All other sections are now marked with a stone containing a number. Stone 3 and Stone 4 signify where the jews resided. Between the rows of housing, SS conducted torture exercises and army research studies violating individuals.

The crematory was the absolute worst thing I have ever been to. It felt like hell. The prisoners were tricked into believing that they were going to showers when in fact they were going to their deaths. I wont go into the details of the crematory, because I feel that it is so wrong. I actually broke down when I say and old jewish lady visiting at the same time as me. She was so upset and she was with her faimly. It crushed me!!


Anyways, I encourage you to read up about the camp through wikipedia. It is a part of history that I will never understand, however, like one poster stated it is so important to know about so that it could never happen again.

Elaine

These are moving images. Thank you for sharing your experience. I visited here when I was 14 and I remember the heaviness and the headache and the heartache I felt upon leaving. It's one of those memories that won't leave.

EZPZ

Images
Powerfully rendered. Well done.

adbsgicom

Thank you for posting. Very well captured. Powerful and somber.
:cry

bosco0633

thanks so much for the comments, I have been so busy lately, I have not had a chance to get online. Again, thank you.

ront

And some people would like to have us think that this never happened and these places never existed.
I agree with others thoughts here. Very powerful photos and you did great with the P&S!!

Ron

kres

Moving. Raw. Sobering.

daveman

...wow.....