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Auschwitz concentration camp (German: Konzentrationslager Auschwitz, also KZ Auschwitz) was a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II. It consisted of Auschwitz I (the original camp), Auschwitz II–Birkenau (a combination concentration/extermination camp), Auschwitz III–Monowitz (a labor camp to staff an IG Farben factory), and 45 satellite camps.
Auschwitz I was first constructed to hold Polish political prisoners, who began to arrive in May 1940. The first extermination of prisoners took place in September 1941, and Auschwitz II–Birkenau went on to become a major site of the Nazi "Final Solution to the Jewish question". From early 1942 until late 1944, transport trains delivered Jews to the camp's gas chambers from all over German-occupied Europe, where they were killed with the pesticide Zyklon B. At least 1.1 million prisoners died at Auschwitz, around 90 percent of them Jewish; approximately 1 in 6 Jews killed in the Holocaust died at the camp. Others deported to Auschwitz included 150,000 Poles, 23,000 Romani and Sinti, 15,000 Soviet prisoners of war, 400 Jehovah's Witnesses, and tens of thousands of others of diverse nationalities, including an unknown number of homosexuals. Many of those not killed in the gas chambers died of starvation, forced labor, infectious diseases, individual executions, and medical experiments.
In the course of the war, the camp was staffed by 7,000 members of the German Schutzstaffel (SS), approximately 12 percent of whom were later convicted of war crimes. Some, including camp commandant Rudolf Höss, were executed. The Allied Powers refused to believe early reports of the atrocities at the camp, and their failure to bomb the camp or its railways remains controversial. One hundred forty-four prisoners are known to have escaped from Auschwitz successfully, and on October 7, 1944, two Sonderkommando units—prisoners assigned to staff the gas chambers—launched a brief, unsuccessful uprising.
As Soviet troops approached Auschwitz in January 1945, most of its population was evacuated and sent on a death march. The prisoners remaining at the camp were liberated on January 27, 1945, a day now commemorated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In the following decades, survivors, such as Primo Levi, Viktor Frankl, and Elie Wiesel, wrote memoirs of their experiences in Auschwitz, and the camp became a dominant symbol of the Holocaust. In 1947, Poland founded a museum on the site of Auschwitz I and II, and in 1979, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Today I had a childhood shoot...
This is Reef, and this is part of Reef's World.
The reason why I call it a childhood shoot (as opposed to a portrait shoot) is because other than the lens, there was nothing portrait about it. I was capturing him absolutely and totally candidly. His family is making a little home video for him called Reef's World. Being from San Diego, playing at the beach is definitely part of his world and they wanted me to document it.
I used a 70-200 on At at 2.8 the entire shoot so as to make every shot single him out since the focus of the documentary work is on him. I also can attest to the fantastic auto focus on this lens, because, even though I photograph a lot of children, this is the fastest moving child I've ever had to document, and that lens nailed it even when I was sure I couldn't have. This is not the Mark II of the lens (scheduled to come out in April) so the lens flare was definitely something to contend with. I was forced to do the shoot in the afternoon blaring California sun so even with the hood on, I had some problems with greying lens flare.
All that being said, however, I really loved using the lens, and I LOVED the challenge of the shoot and I hope you enjoy this image as it is one of my favorites from the day.
Auschwitx & Birkenau concentration camps in Poland. This should never be allowed to happen in a civilised world, let us hope that it never does happen! The atmosphere and personal experience is something everyone should be aware of.
The Auschwitz concentration camp was a complex of more than 40 Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust. It consisted of Auschwitz I, the main camp and administrative headquarters in Oświęcim; Auschwitz II–Birkenau, a combined concentration and extermination camp three kilometers away in Brzezinka; Auschwitz III–Monowitz, a labor camp seven kilometers from Auschwitz I set up to staff an IG Farben synthetic-rubber factory; and dozens of other subcamps.
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"Rock your own style
Dance your own beat.
And don't forget
to move your feet."
~unknown
Hannah's working hard to get that last
dance "down pat" before the big recital
in a few weeks.
I can hardy wait to see her on stage
dressed up in her fancy little costume
doing this!
Media: Computer Art
My first concentration which started the others. I found meaning in what i was creating with particularly drawing my friends. Each one of my pieces is of my seperate friends. Each piece to me tells a story of how they act and what they signify. I dont know how the geometric shapes come into play yet and what they will represent or if they will even still be present. I now am in the process of taking out the shapes.
9 x 12
Thursday, 3rd January 2013.
After all the fun of New Years and the late nights today was an extremely lazy day, infact we spent most of it on the sofa! Miss Melon started to complain about being achy and tired and by bedtime was burning a fever.
Little Wooster was quite happy to chill with his Dog and Mummies phone! I love the look of concentration on his face!
I walked into a room near the entrance to Orvieto's bell tower looking for the restroom, only to find an exhibit of Tibetan books, music, crafts, and 2 monks deep in concentration as they worked on a sand mandala. It was quite fascinating, having never seen this art before. Photos were permitted, although I was careful not to invade their "space". In some cases, they spend days creating these mandalas and, when complete, they destroy them, reinforcing the belief that nothing is permanent.
Orvieto, Italy
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16 August 2007
In Denmark, just across the border from Germany, is Frøslevlejren, Europe's best-preserved Nazi concentration camp. This is a guard tower at the perimeter of the camp.
The bike route goes right through the middle of this camp.
Media: Computer Art
I'm not sure if i like the designs anymore in my concentration, and i still cannot find a meaning behind them. For this one specifically i think i like this one without the geometric shapes for some reason. I think its not as busy and visually looks better. I can always go back into each drawing and take out the shapes if i would like. I will keep creating until i reach a desc-ion.
9 x 12
In this photo it would be unity. The concept in this photo was again for my concentration with the color powder flying up and the girls laughing in a second that will never be happening ever again. The difficulties in taking this photo or being able to see the color powder and without the wind flying out of the frame too quick. we did re-shoot this and edit it.
Part of my portfolio for my AP Studio Art Class is a "CONCENTRATION" section. This includes 10 pictures of a concentration, it's a strict project because you can't take other pictures that don't belong...it was stressing but I finally found my concentration and I am finally done ♥
*my picture, my rules. see it & leave it where it is.
She was very intently focused on driving a slot car around the track at the Creme de la Chrome Auto Show in Denver. She's gonna be a race car driver!
Dachau Concentration Camp is located 16km north of Munich. It was the first camp to be opened (1933) and it originally was to incarcerate political opponents to the Nazi regime. Dachau served as the prototype and model for all of the other concentration camps. Only one-third of all of the people who were incarcerated in this camp were Jews.
The memorial site opened to the public in 1965. It is quite a sobering experience to walk through the site and the museum retracing the history of the camp.
This is one of the multiple watchtowers surrounding the camp from which the guards would fire on anyone they thought was trying to escape. The number is to indicate the location of one of the barracks.
Media: Computer Art
Since this concentration marks my half way point i have decided to switch color schemes to get more variety. This picture was also taken in the winter which reminded me of a more cooler scheme. Also, the way she is positioned she seems like she is cold so it works with the picture. The next couple will most likely be a more cooler picture considering the setting of the particular photo.
9 x 12
Media: Corel Painter Essential
Concentration Sketch. I took the character from the other drawing and expanded on it. I didnt center the figure because most of the concentration ideas are centered. I changed it up and put the figure on the left bottom korner. I still might add background geometric shapes similar to the owl drawing.