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Asian history exposed in shocking color
Two books bring Asia's history to life with color images of days long past, and often only seen in black and white
John Rich's color photography
A Korean soldier dresses up his helmet. John Rich's color photos of the Korean War give the forgotten war a fresh perspective. For more photos, visit Seoul Selection. Photo from seoulselection.com | Copywrite John Rich.
NBC war correspondant John Rich took rolls of color photographs during the Korean War, didn't think much of getting them developed because of the difficulty involved, and so he chucked them in a chest where they stayed for 50 years until he re-discovered them. Rich's photos are now seeing the full light of day with an exhibition at the presidential museum of Cheong Wa Dae Sarangchae, Seoul. The exhibition will run from May 5 to June 30 and launches a book that includes 170 of his color Korean War photographs titled "Korean War in Color: A Correspondent's Retrospective on a Forgotten War." (Source: Seoul Selection, and special nod to Gregory Curley for the tip.)
The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn
Kahn's autochromes were lost treasures until their release in a 2008 book.
Another amazing look at Asia's history in color comes from Albert Kahn. The book "The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn" and the accompanying BBC documentary feature the incredible autochrome color photos from the far east and Indochina along with other locations across the world which were shot by millionaire French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn near the turn of the century.
In 1909 Kahn took on an ambitious project to create a colour photographic record of, and for, the peoples of the world. From the Amazon product description, "As an idealist and an internationalist, Kahn believed that he could use the new Autochrome process, the world's first user-friendly, true-colour photographic system, to promote cross-cultural peace and understanding."
