Ghosts of World War II
Today, November 11, is Veterans Day in the US and Remembrance Day in the UK. In order to celebrate this day, here is a post to honor those who fought in wars. By blending photos from World War II and the actual location in the present day, Dutch historian Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse create ghosts from the past, contrasting the destruction of the war with the peaceful reality nowadays in his collection entitled Ghosts of History. His main intent is to bring history in our lives. He says, "By combining historical pictures with photos made on the exact same spot today, I try to make people realize that history is all around us. That where you live, work or go to school, once people fought died or simply experienced a different kind of life. We are history, history is us."
Cherbourg, Normandy, France
Acireale, Sicily, Italy
Cherbourg, Normandy, France
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