Auschwitz 65 Years Later

• Consider the use of vectors, line, contrast, composition, colour, and perspective (there are more techniques) Vectors: the vectors of the barbed wire draw your eyes to the guard tower which makes it seem neighon impossible to escape. Line: the House behind the barbed wire followes the lines of the barbed wire making everything seem ordered and followed. Colour: the colour is grey and depressing which would make it harder to make an escape making the Nazi's feel supreme. Perspective: The picture is a low angle which makes the Nazi's seem supreme because we are looking up at them. Contrast: Between the building and becuse the building colour is dark and depressing while the snow is white and nice
• How can the visual elements in the photo evoke empathy and reverence from a viewer? It evokes empathy and reverence because the landscape looks so harsh and forboding so the people who are living in the lifes today give empathy because they don't want to live there because the land looks so forboding with the barbed wire every were
• How is Auschwitz represented in this photo?  Auschwitz is represented as this snow covered hell hole with barbed wire and the watch tower.
• Find another photo of Auschwitz that you feel has an important representation of this place that caused so much pain and destruction. Analyse the use of visual techniques which make it particularly engaging. How does it represent this location?

Colour: the picture is in black and white which makes the camp seem even more forboding. Vectors: The barbed wire draws your eye into the distance where it seems that the barbed wire goes on forever.