A lot has been said about Auschwitz and Birkenau. Evil things happened there and it is an evil place. But after visiting those places, I was bewildered. I so wanted to hate it, but I found no hate there. I found calm and peace. It is a memorial to remember those who suffered and perished. A testament to what can happen if you let hatred go unchecked. It is not evil. It is just a place…
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Nikon 28mm f/2.8 AIS (manual focus)
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Work Sets Free!
Guard Tower
Warning Sign
Fence
Fence
Fence
Barbwire
Shooting Wall
Prison
Hall of Photos
Striped prison clothes
Clothes on sink in cell
Cell
Gas Chamber
Fingernail scratches on gas chamber wall
Hole in the ceiling of the gas chamber used to drop in gas canister
Gas canister
Used gas canisters
Ovens
Luggage
Luggage
Shoes
Glasses
Prosthetics
Hair
Birkenau Concentration Camp
Gates of Hell
Bunks and fireplace
Bunks and fireplace
Living quarters
Toilets
Bunks
Cattle car at unloading platform
Chimneys
Fence and guard tower
Electrified fence
Barbwire
Flower behind barbwire
End of the Line
Crematorium
Crematorium
Remembering