Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer / In April, I photographed @bboyhongten, one of the most decorated South Korean b-boys, and his crew @flowxl.crew for @royalacademyofdance’s magazine Dance Gazette. Breakdancing is set to make its debut at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. Over the past two decades, South Korea’s breakdancers have dominated in international events against American …
Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer for @wsj / In March, I went to Jeju Island with WSJ’s @joshua_chin to report on Chinese Christians who had fled from Shenzhen to Korea, seeking religious freedom. After new regulations for religious activities came into effect in 2018, the congregation felt that harassment from authorities was increasing. More than …
Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer / Earlier this year I drove all over Korea to report and photograph for @voxdotcom’s Pandemic Playbook series, racking up some 1500km (932 miles). The series explores the successes and setbacks of six different countries in their fight against Covid-19. Korea’s strategy to test and trace was …
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 …