This is an image of Alfred Krupp, who was an industrialist in Germany. This image taken here, for me, portrays an ominous feel, because of his surroundings such as the old rusty pillars which in the photograph give the image a second frame. His positioning with his hands held together shows he is serious and attentive, especially his suit which shows a form of power in most cases. The background of the image sets more of the scene for the ominous feel, almost like a workshop area for trams/trains being worked on. At the top of the image it shows depth of field, with the lines at the back getting smaller and smaller as it gets further away, but also closer to the mans head. There is a good use of lighting here, where there is backlight coming through the windows of the facility which gives his body this glow effect. Whilst there is also some lighting at the front of him which gives attention to his facial features.

This image was taken in 1963 by a photographer named Arnold Newman, who was a Jewish photographer, this was important because the person in this image was a German industrialist, who was pardoned of his War Crimes in WWII. At first Arnold declined the job of taking a picture of this man, but later went ahead to do it anyway. What made the situation interesting was that, Arnold asked Alfred to lead forwards, and he did but also decided to clasp his hands. This really portrayed Alfred’s character, and Arnold later said, “My hair stood on end”.

Its unique that the context of this image shows a German WWII criminal, having his portrait being taken by a Jewish believer, and how I imagine Arnold saw Alfred in that moment to be this exact image.