Albert Kahn : voyager en couleurs (1907-1929)

BBC played a documentary about Albert Kahn , a french Banker who sent a troop of ppl to the four corners of the world to take down the photos of ppl daily life as a record. He ended up with a collection of the photos that a museum was set up to display these photos taken , in early 19th century. Among these , what is most fascinating to me are those from Far East (Japan and China)and Indochina. The buildings, costumes, rituals, economy status, were recorded in the autochromn photos, 100 years ago.And the quality of the photos are really amazingly good.
Vietnam


Japan


Truly enjoyed the show and wondering what have we gained after 100 years of civilisation.

Darby