6·25전쟁 전쟁 다큐멘터리 사진에 관한 연구 - 현역 군인 ‘한동목’이 촬영한 사진을 중심으로 -

Abstract

The Korean War is one of the most tragic events in our modern history and brought many changes. From the perspective of Korean photographers, it is a very meaningful war in that it is the first attempt to reproduce the war. Many photographers were able to visually project their ideological knowledge of history and society by getting out of the fence of art photography through Japanese colonial era and touching reality through war. Among these photographers, there were not only civilians but also active soldiers who participated in the war. The photographers of the Ministry of National Defense's “Jeong Hoon-guk” and the photographers of each military headquarters and subordinate units were representative military photographers. Although he lacked expertise compared to civilian photographers, he belonged to each unit in the front and rear and took pictures during the battle. However, little of the active military photographers have been known so far. Unlike civilian photographers, they were unable to take pictures under their own names, and there were not many remaining photos due to many cases of loss or damage, so there were no known active military photographers except Lim In-sik, who served as the photographer of the Ministry of National Defense's “Jung Hoon-guk.” In this regard, Han Dong-mok's photo released in 2016 is worth giving a new perspective on the Korean War and at the same time knowing how active soldiers view the war. Han Dong-mok, who was commissioned as the "2nd generation of Jeonghoon officer" in 1950, participated as a member of the 1st and 8th divisions of the Armed Forces. It proved that the perspective of the photos viewed by active soldiers was inevitably different, and the photos also confirmed how to confirm the value of documents related to the Korean War. However, this study has limitations because it analyzes only a small part of the numerous photos left by Han Dong-mok. This is something that needs to be improved through future research.