Han Youngsoo - Han Youngsoo Seoul, Modern Times - 2014

Korean photographer Han Youngsoo captured the dramatic transformation of Seoul in the years after the end of the Korean War.

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After taking part in bitter frontline fighting as a young South Korean soldier during the Korean War (1950–53), Han Youngsoo returned to Seoul at the conflict’s end and found a devastated, impoverished city. Choosing photography as a profession, he witnessed a period of profound transformation in Seoul that saw the rapid creation of a modern city and urban society. His photographs, rarely seen outside of Korea until now, offer a fascinating window onto the changing everyday lives of the city’s inhabitants during a historic moment.