Photojournalism became an important part of telling the news in the 1930s and remained popular through the 1950s. A prime example of a great photojournalist was Lee Miller. She actually, according to the text, was the first female wartime photojournalist.
She was one of the first witnesses at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany after the end of World War II. Pictures of the Holocaust never get old. Not in the sense that I enjoy looking at them but it opens your eyes to the unthinkable. Every time I see one of these pictures I'm absolutely blown away that something this horrendous ever happened. If it happened once, its possible that it could happen again which is another reason why these photos are so important...they bring awareness as to what actually happened. These photos don't lie. There's no glazing over what took place in these concentration camps. This hopefully will help ensure that this evil never takes place again.
As far as examining this photo in detail, I feel as if it speaks for itself. It tells of the brutality and horror of the Holocaust, the sickness of one man to perform such things, what political propaganda can truly do (remember Hitler couldn't have accomplished this on his own...he had a ton of help), and it just spells d-e-a-t-h.
Just a couple more of Miller's photographs that I thought I'd share...most were way too graphic to even put up here.
I never knew people could look so disfigured and skinny. Its absolutely once again "Unthinkable". Makes you thankful doesn't it? All the freedoms we have here in the United States! Ahhh we are so blessed!
Wow. You are right- these pictures never fail to open our eyes to the evil that occurs all over the world. I think one of the saddest things about the Holocaust was that it took so long for people to react to the horrendous things the Nazis were doing. There is no way that people didn't know about the concentration camps and yet for whatever reason, perhaps fear, they didn't do anything. I think that is a lesson we need to learn. Instead of sitting back when injustices are happening in our world today, we should do what we can to help.
ReplyDeleteI am of the opinion these pictures should be shown everywhere. Looking at these photos, my heart feels heavy and I feel guilty for our society. Images like these are all the reason war should be avoided at all cost. The repercussions of war are so detrimental. I agree we are really lucky to live "in the land of the free", but what guarentee is there that some Hitler-like person doesn't try to start a revolution here. Hopefully, with pictures like the ones you posted showing the truth, this kind of evil will never take place again(as you said.
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