Introduction: Who Is Lee Jae-myung? Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s 21st president, is a self-made politician whose rise from poverty to power symbolizes resilience and reform. Now, he faces one of his toughest challenges yet—bringing unity to a politically divided nation. Humble Beginnings & Self-Made Drive Born into poverty in Andong …
Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer for @nikkeiasia / In January I photographed Mr. Park Seung-hwan, a South Korean delivery driver for CJ Logistics. Logistics and e-commerce companies across the world have seen their profit and value increase exponentially as people have been making more purchases online. However, delivery workers in Asia, the foot soldiers of …
Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer for @businessweek / In November I joined Bloomberg’s Matt Campbell on a 5-day journey to report on South Korea’s relative success against COVID-19. We interviewed restaurant and pub owners in a popular nightlife district in Seoul, a scientist at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the health minister, …
Photo and video by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer. In August, I worked with the World Health Organization as a director of photography and producer. We interviewed Kang Kyung-wha and Park Neung Hoo, South Korea’s ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Heath and Welfare respectively, for the project. Since its release on Tuesday, the …