“Chris Springer in assembling this remarkable book had to come to grips with the fact that, because of official strictures that severely limited photography … there are few remaining photos from the period covered that were not disseminated by the regime’s own propaganda authorities. … Anyone interested in North Korea’s early days will want to own and peruse this revealing volume and shelve it next to the mere handful of earlier published pictorial histories...”

“An important visual record of North Korea’s history and development.”

"the photos in this book have rarely -- or in some cases, never -- been seen in print", "North Korean Time Capsul"

“Chris Springer’s fascinating book is full of unseen, unexpected, and arresting photographs of North Korea in the midst of war and reconstruction. [...] These priceless photos are an indelible tribute to the resilience of the Korean people.”

Balazs Szalontai offers what can only be called a gem of an essay... Chris Springer is to be commended for bringing these largely unknown photographs to publication.

North Korea Caught in Time offers a dramatic window into the trauma, hope and energy of North Korea during war and reconstruction.

For those interested in understanding how North Korea came to form its self-identity through the upheavals of [the 1950s], the collection of photographs presented in the volume under review here is a valuable and welcome resource.