Recently I traveled to the UK for National Geographic Society’s Field Ready program, a 7-month-long mentorship and training opportunity for Nat Geo grantees to advance their careers in natural history, science, exploration, and documentary filmmaking. With mentees from Colombia to Nigeria, India to South Korea, and elsewhere, Field Ready’s only third …
Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer for @nytimes | I photographed @minhoon_yoo, an independent South Korean watchmaker for a profile in the NYT. Mr. Yoo, who says his interest lies in “details”, has been called a rising star by Hodinkee, an influential online resource for both modern and vintage wristwatch enthusiasts. View …
Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer | In January, I photographed Kim Ryon-hui for @spiegelmagazin. Ms. Kim is a North Korean who has been living in Seoul since 2011 despite her wish to return to Pyongyang. Ms. Kim claims that, while receiving medical treatment in China, she was tricked into coming to South …
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been awarded a 2022 National Geographic Society Grant for my project on South Korea’s Asian moon bear restoration program. @InsideNatGeo. In 2004, an estimated 5 moon bears remained in Korea’s natural environment, with their extinction in the wild seeming all but inevitable. Hoping to avoid …