Photographs of Japanese-Americans at Manzanar

Embrey's story differs from Adams' pictures because she captures the reality of the internment camps; whereas, Adams' pictures only show smiling people and people playing cards. Adams neglects to share the real experience of the camps which is what Embrey does. Embrey gives a real life account of how dry and dusty the place was and how it was surrounded by barbed wire. Through Embrey's words, you realize how poorly they were treated and how they were cut off from civilization simply because of their race. If they were to leave the camp and walk out the gate they would have been shot. Adams' pictures don't show that aspect of the camp.
Adams' pictures show how the Japanese-Americans passed their time. His pictures show how they made the best of a horrible situation and instead of sitting around arguing about American democracy they played cards, grew crops, and learned how to make dresses. Adams shows the appearance of the outside of the internment camps; whereas, Embrey takes the reader in to the inside of the camps and tells us what really happened inside of the walls and barbed wire.