The sun sets over the plain where Treblinka extermination camp stood with tree silhouettes
2017
12/30
X-Pro2, XF50mmF2 R WR @
f/5.6 1/200,
ISO 200
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The sun sets over the Polish plain where the Treblinka extermination camp stood, creating a scene of poignant beauty that contrasts with the horror of what happened here. The silhouettes of trees stand against the sky blazing with orange and red colors. This land, now peaceful and silent, witnessed one of the greatest crimes in human history. The Nazis deliberately chose this remote, forested area of Masovia to hide their atrocities. Today the silence of nature envelops this place, interrupted only by the wind through the trees and birdsong.