Alfred Krupp was a German industrialist and a Nazi sympathiser. He made ammunition and trains for the Nazis during world war two, and his workers were prisoners from concentration camps and prisoner of war camps. Arnold Newman took this image and it could be seen that he took his image to show the world what kind of man he is. Arnold was Jewish so it could be seen as payback on how he treated his culture.

The man is wearing a suit which allows the viewer to believe that he’s a businessman.It looks as though he is wearing an expensive gold watch on his wrist, which could show that he is wealthy and important to his surroundings. The fact that Newman took this image in his place of work creates a sense of hatred towards him as this is where many people were tortured to work long hours for very little pay with practically no breaks.

Newman has taken the image face on and that could be seen as showing Krupp that they are both equal, there is no inferior race or person. Krupp has his hands interlocked to show authority however it also makes him look aggressive and intimidating to others.

The damage on the columns behind Krupp can show that he cares very little for his factory and mainly focused on the money that was coming into his pocket.

The dark edges of the image allow the viewer to focus on Alfred, the lack of light shows that he could be seen as evil and someone you wouldn’t want to be near. However the gap in the ceiling could represent a halo which contradicts him as a person and the mood of the image. It could however represent that he is an angel of death as he worked along side Hitler, who was responsible for millions of people’s deaths, the fact he fueled that also makes him a killer.

The dark colours in the image add to the fact that he wasn’t a nice person and that he shouldn’t be praised or applauded for his work. It also shows the viewer that this image shouldn’t be seen as a nice image, instead it could be seen as justice for all who were tortured by the Nazis.