Architecture: Swiss Embassy in Seoul for Monocle

British magazine Monocle commissioned me to photograph the newly-open Swiss Embassy in Seoul for their Summer Weekly Newspaper. The Embassy opened in May 2019 and I went to photograph it at the end of June. I found out on the morning of the shoot that the writer had taken ill …

Hanok Travel Story for Destin Asian

I photographed Hanok and Hanok themed places in Seoul for a travel story in Destin Asian magazine. The story includes 1il1jan cafe in Eunpyeong Hanok Village, Eath Library by interior designer Teo Yang, Hotel Rakkojae, Cafe Onion’s Anguk branch as well as J.Hidden House in Dongdaemun. To quote myself from …

Cover Story: CEO of GP Club for Forbes Asia

In May I photographed South Korean CEO Kim Jung-woong of GP Club for Forbes Asia. Mr. Kim has made a fortune by selling facial masks in China and became one of South Korea’s newest billionaires. I had to combine my reportage and portrait skills for this particular photoshoot. Early morning, …

2018 Year in Review

I had another creative and productive year in 2018. In January and February, I covered stories for various international media before and during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The Monocle Travel Guide to Seoul, for which I was the chief photographer, came out in March. Monocle happens to be my …