Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer | I photographed South Korean actor Park Hae-soo for Monocle magazine last November. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jun Michael Park 박준수???? (@junmichaelpark) Mr. Park played Cho Sang-woo in the international @netflix hit “Squid Game.” The antagonistic Sang-woo was a complex and compelling character and I …
Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer / As a South Korean, I have been intrigued for several years now by how Korean culture has become more popular around the world. Then, in January 2019, I went to Cuba to begin documenting the global impact of this phenomenon, which is also known as the Korean …
Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer for @nytimes / I photographed the restored Hyangwonjeong pavilion at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. The pavilion was built in the 1880s by Gojong, the last king of the Joseon Dynasty. Many parts of the palace, originally built in 1395, were destroyed under Japanese colonial rule and in the Korean War …
Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer for @natgeo / On a bright Sunday in September, I photographed Seoulites enjoying the end of summer at Ttukseom Hangang Park. For this National Geographic piece, 33 photographers documented simple moments of joy and beauty during the global coronavirus pandemic. View this post on Instagram A post shared …