During a recent holiday to Krakow in Poland, we took the opportunity to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum in Oświęcim. We’d seen films like ‘Schindler’s List’, ‘The Zone of Interest’ and the recent mini-series ‘The Tatooist of Auschwitz’ but nothing really prepares you for witnessing the location in real life.
I tried to limit my photographs to essential images, out of respect for those that lost their lives in these camps – and once I saw the photos I felt they would benefit from the black and white treatment.