I Recreated Historical Images In Dachau Concentration Camp (WARNING: Graphic Content)
I have been to Dachau concentration camp outside of Munich, Germany on two occasions. The first time I went was in 2012 and I took some historical images with me in order to match a few locations of where I was standing to the historical image. I recently returned to the memorial site in July of 2016 with another set of images to shoot.
Basically, I search for the correct landmarks or physical structures shown in the historical image. Then, with a lot of experimenting and errors, I shoot until I line up perfectly where they original photo was taken. Later, I edit them together in Photoshop by overlaying and resizing the historical image to match the current photo that I took. The whole process takes anywhere from 1-4 hours per photo depending on how hard it is to find the location, review the outcome, potentially re-shoot, and then edit the final product.
I am doing this project for a number of reasons, but the most important is to continue to share and learn from the legacy of the horrors of the second world war and the realities of life under the rule of Nazism. For me, it is important to continue to try finding new ways to make these lessons from history relevant. I believe that by recapturing these images from their original locations and sharing with others, we may be able to show that there is indeed a living history in the world around us that we can make a tangible connection with if we only look hard enough.
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Share on FacebookIt never stopped. #Gaza # Syria #Afghanistan #Myanmar etc etc
Load More Replies...Good work Mr. Burkhardt least we forget we have 2b reminded all the time, thank you for all your efforts. Take care Coreen
Truly Harrowing, the biggest shame of all is that this world seems to have not learned anything about equality and sadly discrimination is worse than ever.
I'm speechless... Excellent work, and thank you for doing it. Please keep going
Wow. Image if they could do Holograms like that when you visit the place. That would really put it into perspective for younger generations.
“All the Dachaus must remain standing. The Dachaus, the Belsens, the Buchenwalds, the Auschwitzes—all of them. They must remain standing because they are a monument to a moment in time when some men decided to turn the earth into a graveyard—into it they shoveled all of their reason, their logic, their knowledge, but worst of all their conscience. And the moment we forget this, the moment we cease to be haunted by its remembrance—then we become the gravediggers.” — Rod Serling, “Deaths-Head Revisited,” The Twilight Zone
I visited Dachau many years ago and was told that the ovens there were never used because they were installed at the end of the war just before the camp was liberated. Were they lying during the tour? I wonder now.
Makes you think what happend. Nice work of restoring the old images with the current location
I wish there were a place to comment on the 20+ Historic Photos of Love During Wartime. I would let Richard Petch know what an absolute A*S he must be. All the filthy comments he left. I'm sure this guys is single as I can't believe anyone would even want to be NEAR him!!! What a disgusting human being he is!!
Thank you. This is truly an amazing project. I visited Dachau in the early 2000s but these juxtapositions really bring to life the horror those who were incarcerated and died there faced.
Dear Dan , You did a great job. I hate racism and genocide in the world, hopefully it won't happen again
A very creative way to use Repeat Photography for an admirable purpose. You have my respect!
this is b******t, how were people do that, how were people live that. that what cruelty.
It never stopped. #Gaza # Syria #Afghanistan #Myanmar etc etc
Load More Replies...Good work Mr. Burkhardt least we forget we have 2b reminded all the time, thank you for all your efforts. Take care Coreen
Truly Harrowing, the biggest shame of all is that this world seems to have not learned anything about equality and sadly discrimination is worse than ever.
I'm speechless... Excellent work, and thank you for doing it. Please keep going
Wow. Image if they could do Holograms like that when you visit the place. That would really put it into perspective for younger generations.
“All the Dachaus must remain standing. The Dachaus, the Belsens, the Buchenwalds, the Auschwitzes—all of them. They must remain standing because they are a monument to a moment in time when some men decided to turn the earth into a graveyard—into it they shoveled all of their reason, their logic, their knowledge, but worst of all their conscience. And the moment we forget this, the moment we cease to be haunted by its remembrance—then we become the gravediggers.” — Rod Serling, “Deaths-Head Revisited,” The Twilight Zone
I visited Dachau many years ago and was told that the ovens there were never used because they were installed at the end of the war just before the camp was liberated. Were they lying during the tour? I wonder now.
Makes you think what happend. Nice work of restoring the old images with the current location
I wish there were a place to comment on the 20+ Historic Photos of Love During Wartime. I would let Richard Petch know what an absolute A*S he must be. All the filthy comments he left. I'm sure this guys is single as I can't believe anyone would even want to be NEAR him!!! What a disgusting human being he is!!
Thank you. This is truly an amazing project. I visited Dachau in the early 2000s but these juxtapositions really bring to life the horror those who were incarcerated and died there faced.
Dear Dan , You did a great job. I hate racism and genocide in the world, hopefully it won't happen again
A very creative way to use Repeat Photography for an admirable purpose. You have my respect!
this is b******t, how were people do that, how were people live that. that what cruelty.
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