Raw horror, elegant beauty
World Press Photo. Visited the exhibition in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. A photo-journey through 2004, a confrontation with the extremes of humanity and nature, raw horror and elegant beauty.
My companion wondered why brutal violence is common in some countries. This remark triggered my awareness to the fact that this part of Europe has a thin varnish of civilisation for only a few decades now. The 20th century has been the most violent era in human history with millions of casualties. The majority perished in Europe.
Salient detail: the Oude Kerk is also a graveyard. When I enjoyed the exhibition I walked over gravestones, among which the tomb of Saskia van Uilenburgh the wife of Rembrandt.
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Amsterdam, Oude Kerk, World Press Photo 2005
My companion wondered why brutal violence is common in some countries. This remark triggered my awareness to the fact that this part of Europe has a thin varnish of civilisation for only a few decades now. The 20th century has been the most violent era in human history with millions of casualties. The majority perished in Europe.
Salient detail: the Oude Kerk is also a graveyard. When I enjoyed the exhibition I walked over gravestones, among which the tomb of Saskia van Uilenburgh the wife of Rembrandt.
< << ---- click image to enlarge ---- >> >
Amsterdam, Oude Kerk, World Press Photo 2005
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