'Korea through Australian eyes, 1904 '

호주의 사진 작가 George Rose(1861-1942)가 러일 전쟁 무렵인 1904년 한국을 방문하여 찍은 사진들입니다. 100년 전 서양인의 눈에 비쳐진 한국의 모습_ 그 옛날 외국인의 눈에 담긴 낯설고 신기한 나라 한국- 그의 사진 속 한국인들 또한 낯선 시선으로 카메라를 바라봅니다.

" When George Rose visited Korea in 1904, the country was in the midst of sweeping and sapid change. He arrived in Korea, the Rusoo-Japanese War, which had begun in Feburary, was still being fought fiercely in Manchuria. The war was probably what promoted Rose’s visit. With Korea in the international news, he likely though there would be a ready market of people wanting to see how Korea looked, and who thus would be eager to buy his pictures.
We don’t know how profitable that market turned out to be for him. For us, however, his timing was fortuitous Korea was under such pressure elements of its historical culture were beginning to be supplanted...... " by Norman Thorpe



The above photo is from 'Korea Through Australian Eyes', which features photos taken by George Rose in 1904 (during the Russo-Japanese War). Note the Japanese police/soldiers taking a Korean away. Dongmyo is visible at top right.

The photo above is another George Rose photograph, which is clearly of Dongdaemun, and has the same smokestacks in the background. It's pretty obvious, then, that the first photo, and the one below, taken at a later date, are both taken from Dongdaemun, which still works for the argument I made in that post, as it's still looking outside the city and is nowhere near where the well-to-do lived.

"View from city wall, Seoul, Korea. Following the wall with one’s eyes it may be traced the main gate and beyond tight up to the mountains. " by George Rose

"A wayside hamlet near Seoul, Korea, some of these quaint little villages are picturesquely situated. " by George Rose

"Early morning market, Seoul, Korea. The Korean takes life leisurely, being quite content to sit and smoke his pipe while waiting for customers. " by George Rose

Korea in 1904... Can you imagine? :-)