Extended Reading
  • Fay 2022-08-22 14:09:18

    In remote Mauthausen, 5 Chinese were imprisoned here...

    No one will forget the existence of the "World War II", and each of the 70 million souls who died in this catastrophe is worthy of future generations to remember forever.

    However, in the remote Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, five Chinese were detained here. If it were not for the bravery...

  • Jan 2022-08-22 14:52:51

    Photographers in the concentration camp

    Although the film is called "The Photographer in the Concentration Camp", it revolves around photos. Photos are a vehicle for recording history, and prisoners can only use photos to prove that the experiences they described are real. However, it can also be found from the film that the "facts"...

The Photographer of Mauthausen quotes

  • Paul Ricken: A good photographer must know how to paint with light.

    Francesc Boix: That is cheating.

    Paul Ricken: This is art.

    Paul Ricken: Some pictures have to be touched up. Some others, only the staging. Human beings are malleable.

  • Francesc Boix: [Looking at the Head of Medusa painting] I like it.

    Paul Ricken: Be careful. It used to turn onlookers to stone. I like having some artists as references.

    Francesc Boix: I prefer taking pictures of reality.

    Paul Ricken: Reality doesn't exist, Franz. It all depends on the point of view. Don't forget it.