Shutter speed plays a key role in capturing the “feel” of an image and is arguably the best tool in a photographer's kit for transmitting the energy of a scene. While controversial, the images taken during an infamous night of book burning carried out by the Nazis in Berlin shortly after Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 are perfect examples of this.
The shots were taken on May 10, 1933 during what came to be known as the Book Burning at the Opernplatz (today known as Bebelplatz).
