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Joachim West

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Joachim West

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Joachim West (Michael Joachim Westfried Soriano), a first-generation American of Spanish-Jewish descent, was born in Connecticut in 1985 and currently resides in Galveston, Texas. Joachim earned an MFA in Producción Artística from La Universidad Politécnica de Valencia in Spain and a BA in Art & Performance from The University of Texas at Dallas.

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Joachim West • submitted 2 new posts 3 years ago

History, Photography

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

Funny

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Joachim West • upvoted 12 items 3 years ago

History, Photography

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Captain america smiling after punching out a granny.

History, Photography

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Captain america smiling after punching out a granny.

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Wow this writer’s mind

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Yeah he better clean that regularly

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Oof lawyers

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Superman always trying to fit in... Just an alien in human clothing.

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

...no words... o.O

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Jesus this is dark.

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

cause he's rich, b*tch!

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

"Anical arms"... good thing I'm already on the toilet.

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

I'm not old enough to worry about taxes yet, but their always on my mind

Funny

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

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Joachim West • submitted 14 list additions 3 years ago

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Joachim West • commented on 2 posts 4 years ago

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

You are the best Jordan. Thank you.

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

Thank you!!!

Joachim West • upvoted 3 items 4 years ago

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

Your work is incredible! Timely, but also timeless.

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

wow so cool! its like last man standing!

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

Your work is incredible! Timely, but also timeless.

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

wow so cool! its like last man standing!

Art, Social Issues

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

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Joachim West • submitted a new post 4 years ago

Art, Social Issues

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

Joachim West • submitted 2 new posts 5 years ago

Entertainment

Daniel Johnston's Last Interview

Animals

Wild Dogs Were Terrorizing My Neighborhood So I Made An Art Show For Cats And A Mural For Humans To Promote Responsible Pet Ownership

Joachim West • upvoted 3 items 5 years ago

Entertainment

Daniel Johnston's Last Interview

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

He does. He just has some need or desire to create a reaction and knows that a subject like this will make his trolling seem even worse. It would be far better if he was ignored completely. No up or down votes. No comments of any kind. Whatever he gets from being a troll just gets fed by any reaction. The reasons people troll don't vary much, studied it in basic psychology. Further explanation would 'feed the troll'.

Entertainment

Daniel Johnston's Last Interview

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

I read Night in school. It's an amazing book that every student should read.

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Joachim West • commented on a post 5 years ago

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

I feel the same way. Thank you!

Joachim West • submitted 2 new posts 3 years ago

History, Photography

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

Funny

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Joachim West • submitted a new post 4 years ago

Art, Social Issues

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

Joachim West • submitted 3 new posts 5 years ago

Entertainment

Daniel Johnston's Last Interview

Animals

Wild Dogs Were Terrorizing My Neighborhood So I Made An Art Show For Cats And A Mural For Humans To Promote Responsible Pet Ownership

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

Joachim West • submitted 2 new posts 6 years ago

Art

I Make Drawings About Violence And Human Nature

In My Funny Videos I "Fix" Art By The Masters

Joachim West • submitted a new post 7 years ago

Graphic Design

I Resurrect Great Old Commercial Posters And Give Them A Contemporary Spin

Joachim West • submitted a new post 8 years ago

Art

My Friends Were Too Distracted By Pokémon Go To Check Out My Vacation Photos Until I Did This

Joachim West • submitted 14 list additions 3 years ago

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Joachim West • submitted 6 list additions 6 years ago

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

Joachim West • commented on 2 posts 4 years ago

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

You are the best Jordan. Thank you.

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

Thank you!!!

Joachim West • commented on 6 posts 5 years ago

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

I feel the same way. Thank you!

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

Thank you!!!

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

The retouched color photographs are from Jugo Jaeger. You can read more about him and them here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Jaeger A great place to learn more about Anne Frank is to read her diary. It is very touching and sad. A great place to learn more about Auschwitz and the other concentration camps is to visit your local Holocaust Museum. I hope that this helps you get started on learning more about the Holocaust and these photographs.

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

I'm familiar with the Faces of Auschwitz project. It didn't exist when I started doing this. About two years later I heard about her story and am honestly very happy for her and for all of us who will benefit from her work. I just imagined that colorized photographs of the holocaust were more impactful than non-colorized photographs and wanted to see that tool being utilized by organizations that reach out to teach people about the holocaust. I reached out with the idea and didn't find success but I'm very happy that now they are using it. This is actually my first attempts at colorizing photographs and I'm sure that I could be better at it. I did it because I saw a need and I'm happy that someone is working to fill that need and really I'm also very humbled by the idea that I could take a "failed" and "flawed" project like this one and reach so many people and hopefully remind them that we must never forget the Holocaust.

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

Thank you!

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

Thank you for the comment Tahani! I should have mentioned that in photo caption. I have a memory of Eli Wiesel coming to speak to my synagogue when I was young. I remember how moving his book "Night" was as well.

Joachim West • commented on 10 posts 6 years ago

I Make Drawings About Violence And Human Nature

Thank you Teresa!!!!!!

I Make Drawings About Violence And Human Nature

Thank you!!!!!!!!!

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

There are many accounts, videos, archaeological finds, photographs etc. that inform us about what happened to the bones and remains of the victims. https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-Nazis%E2%80%99-get-rid-of-the-ashes-from-the-people-that-they-have-killed

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

Thank you!! That is exactly the effect that I was trying to achieve.

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

Thank you for commenting.

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

So much love was erased from the world by hateful people. It's so sad to think that so many people are unaware, uneducated about or deny these tragic events.

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

Thank you for commenting.

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

I feel the same way... I'm shocked. I'm also deeply troubled for the future.

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

I agree completely. Thank you for the comment!!

I Noticed That Some People Don't Know Much About The Holocaust, So I Colorized These Photos (10 Pics)

Exactly.

Joachim West • upvoted 11 items 3 years ago

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Oof lawyers

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Wow this writer’s mind

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Yeah he better clean that regularly

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Captain america smiling after punching out a granny.

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

...no words... o.O

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Jesus this is dark.

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

"Anical arms"... good thing I'm already on the toilet.

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Superman always trying to fit in... Just an alien in human clothing.

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

I'm not old enough to worry about taxes yet, but their always on my mind

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

cause he's rich, b*tch!

Funny

Being "Special" Isn't Always Easy: I Made These Funny Cartoons To Show The Dark Side Of Being A Superhero

Joachim West • upvoted 3 items 4 years ago

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

Your work is incredible! Timely, but also timeless.

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

wow so cool! its like last man standing!

Art, Social Issues

I Worked A Lot For An Art Exhibition That Perfectly Fits The Current Crisis Due To Which I Had To Cancel It

Joachim West • upvoted 6 items 5 years ago

Entertainment

Daniel Johnston's Last Interview

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

I think Oprah even interviewed him as they visited Auschwitz.

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

Lol I was going to mention Wiesel! I had to read “Night” in 8th grade and it is a very powerful book. I really recommend it to older readers who want to know another first hand account of the holocaust. I say older because there are quite a few gory details.

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

I read Night in school. It's an amazing book that every student should read.

10 Heartbreaking Colorized Holocaust Photos That Were Rejected By Everyone Until I Posted Them On Bored Panda

I always knew my grandfather had a wife and 3 children before the Holocaust and lost them all! and then married with my grandmother after the war, and one day he showed me a picture of him with his first wife and 3 children who were killed, it touched me too the bones and I started crying, as I am now a mother of 3 children, and to see him with his precious 3 children made me realize his loss

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