Editorial: Monocle Seoul Travel Guide

In September 2017, the British magazine Monocle commissioned me to photograph multiple venues in Seoul for the newest addition to their Travel Guides. It was not an easy task; I had to photograph 130 places in 20 days because Monocle wanted original images, not those from press kits. It was …

Event: ICN 2015 Conference Seoul

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations representing the millions of nurses worldwide. Operated by nurses and leading nursing internationally, ICN works to ensure quality nursing care for all and sound health policies globally. – From ICN 2015 Website RCNi, a …

Event: Airbnb House Party in Seoul

Airbnb has been expanding their PR efforts internationally and their photo department has also grown accordingly. I had been contacted by Airbnb before – twice -, but things didn’t exactly work out. Their communications and terms were poor and their pay was not competitive at all. So, when their director …

Architecture: Urban Detail’s Hanok Renovation

Daniel Tandler is a German architect at the architecture firm Urban Detail in Seoul, Korea and a good friend of mine. Urban Detail specializes in hanok – Korean traditional housing – design and renovation. Daniel and other young architects at Urban Detail teamed up with hanok masters to form the architectural cooperative …