North Korean defector Kim Ryon-hui is directed to look to the right of the frame by Seoul photographer Jun Michael Park in a portrait setting at her home in Seoul.

Portraits of Kim Ryon-Hui: North Korean Who Wants to Go Home

May 29, 2022

I made portraits of North Korean defector Kim Ryon-hui for the German news magazine Der Spiegel. Coincidentally, my portrait was selected in Der Spiegel’s 2022 Year in Pictures.

A Closer Look: South Korea’s Asian Moon Bear Restoration Program

April 4, 2022

(Text updated on Oct 24, 2024) In the early 2000s, the number of Asian moon bears living in the wild in South Korea had dwindled to an estimated 5 animals. With the bears being critically endangered by poaching and habitat destruction, the Korean Ministry of Environment and the Korea National …

South Korean actor and Squid Game star Park Hae-soo is directed to look straight to the camera by Seoul photographer Jun Michael Park in a portrait setting at an empty theater of the former LG Art Center in Seoul.

Portraits of Park Hae-soo, Korean Actor and Netflix Star

March 27, 2022

I made portraits of Park Hae-soo, a Korean actor & Squid Game star, for Monocle magazine. Please contact me for licensing inquiries.

K-pop Documentary Project in Time Magazine

November 27, 2021

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 …