Wilhelm Brasse. 3 December 1917 - 23. October 2012
November 17, 2012 at 12:44 am
(This post was last modified: November 17, 2012 at 12:47 am by Something completely different.)
Wilhelm Brasse, who himself was a prisoner at Ausschwitz has died on the 23rd of October.
Being skilled in photography the SS camp administration used him to photograph prisoners aswell as personel. He was rewarded food and his chances on survival were larger than those of other inmates due to this "job".
He made several iconic photos during his time there from which I am sure many of you have seen some before.
Wilhelm Brasse:
![[Image: image-416186-galleryV9-wkdc.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=cdn3.spiegel.de%2Fimages%2Fimage-416186-galleryV9-wkdc.jpg)
Pictures of prisoners: ("When making their portraits, I knew they would die"):
![[Image: image-416175-galleryV9-szqp.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=cdn2.spiegel.de%2Fimages%2Fimage-416175-galleryV9-szqp.jpg)
![[Image: Wilhelm-Brasse-Auschwitz-450.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.etcetera.com.mx%2Fuserfiles%2Fimages%2FWilhelm-Brasse-Auschwitz-450.jpg)
![[Image: 227b366d50357e3776705b845ee6795d_int470.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.milenio.com%2Fmedia%2F95d%2F227b366d50357e3776705b845ee6795d_int470.jpg)
![[Image: 470285-wilhelm-brasse.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=resources1.news.com.au%2Fimages%2F2012%2F10%2F29%2F1226505%2F470285-wilhelm-brasse.jpg)
![[Image: image-416177-galleryV9-gubo.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=cdn4.spiegel.de%2Fimages%2Fimage-416177-galleryV9-gubo.jpg)
Being skilled in photography the SS camp administration used him to photograph prisoners aswell as personel. He was rewarded food and his chances on survival were larger than those of other inmates due to this "job".
He made several iconic photos during his time there from which I am sure many of you have seen some before.
Wilhelm Brasse:
Pictures of prisoners: ("When making their portraits, I knew they would die"):
Quote:Brasse, who had a noted skill for putting his subjects at ease, recalled telling one officer to "sit comfortably, relax and think about your fatherland" before snapping his picture. This image is of SS officer Maximilian Grabner. Grasse received extra food as his payment for the images he took.
