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 …
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 …
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 …
A journalism student asked me about the career of a freelance photographer/visual journalist and the importance of having a portfolio website. It may sound obvious, but more than often photographers are not good at presenting and positioning themselves.