How does this image make me feel?

At first look, this image makes me feel intimidated, as the man is looking straight down the camera lens with a dark industrial room behind him. The man in the image also looks quite sinister with how his fingers are interlocked while he is resting his chin on them.

How was this image taken technically?

This photo was taken with a wide view lens, this is shown by the ceiling light and how it starts to get more narrow towards the back of the room, and how there is space either side of the man.

As well as the lights from the ceiling, i believe that there was some artificial lights being used too coming down from the top corners of the image due to both sides of his face being illuminated creating a shadow in the centre of his face around his eyes.

What can I see in the image?

The image seems to be taken in an industrial building, possibly being used to fix trains or store them, as in the background appears to be some stationary trains. Furthermore, there are think rows of sky lights allowing in natural light into the building with what seems to be wheel like cogs behind the subject of the photo.

The subject of the photo is directly looking into the camera while clasping his fingers together underneath his chin creating a pyramid shape with his hands which could imply strength as it typically is a strong structure.

Why was the photo taken?

I believe that the photo was taken to show how the subject of the photo is powerful and it shows his dominance. Someone could also perceive this image as its intensions to prove and show people how the man is evil.

What is the story behind this image?

Alfred Krupp, the man in the photo was a German industrialist figure and was convicted and later pardoned war criminal. his family were responsible for using 100,000 Jewish people from concentration camps for slave labour. Despite his dislike for Jewish people, he was fascinated by the photography work of Arnold Newman who was Jewish, and decided to hire him to take photos of him. However, Arnold decided to make him look sinister and evil as a type of revenge.