Poland, 1946: The Photographs and Letters of John Vachon

Rating:
Summary: Thoughtful
Review: The letters are more powerful than the pictures. The letters focus on Vachon's reaction to the poverty and despair that hangs over Poland. These are the first pictures I've seen of "Operation Vistula", the expulsion of townsfolk and complete destruction of villages in Southern Poland, intended to deal with the "Ukrainian Problem". Sound familiar? The pictures of the carnage in the cities is predictable, but it's the simple country folk for whom my heart bleeds. An entire farm family with no shoes.

Rating:
Summary: Thoughtful
Review: The letters are more powerful than the pictures. The letters focus on Vachon's reaction to the poverty and despair that hangs over Poland. These are the first pictures I've seen of "Operation Vistula", the expulsion of townsfolk and complete destruction of villages in Southern Poland, intended to deal with the "Ukrainian Problem". Sound familiar? The pictures of the carnage in the cities is predictable, but it's the simple country folk for whom my heart bleeds. An entire farm family with no shoes.