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South Korea’s Covid-19 Success Started with Failure for Vox

Jun Michael Park — Sun, 16 May 2021 01:21:35 +0000

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 …

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Pandemic Distrupts Korean Adoptee Reunions, but Some Find a Way for NYT

Jun Michael Park — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:23:00 +0000

Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer for @nytimes / The coronavirus pandemic has largely put international travel on hold. Even when flights are available, many countries, including South Korea, now require a quarantine upon arrival. For international South Korean adoptees that found their birth family after years of searching, this stipulation has added another layer …

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New Normal in Times of Covid for Bloomberg Markets

Jun Michael Park — Mon, 18 May 2020 10:34:00 +0000

Photos byÂ @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer / I documented the start of South Koreaâ€™s baseball season for aÂ @bloombergÂ MarketsÂ photo essay, depicting the new normal in the age ofÂ Covid-19.â €I went to two games during opening week. Being in empty stadiums was a strange experience. Only journalists, staff members and cheerleaders were in the stands, whereas …

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