New Normal in Times of Covid for Bloomberg Markets

Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer / I documented the start of South Korea’s baseball season for a @bloomberg Markets photo essay, depicting the new normal in the age of 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 …

How South Korea Prevented a Covid-19 Diaster for National Geographic

Photos by @junmichaelpark @seoulphotographer / In April, I worked with @natgeo to cover what South Korea has been doing right in handling Covid-19. I photographed medical workers at testing booths and Covid-19-only hospitals, a testing kit company, a school conducting an online class, a social distancing outdoor exam, and a taekwondo studio, a …

Feature: Samsung Electronics’ Secretive R&D Lab for CNN

Back in July CNN was given rare access behind the scenes at Samsung’s headquarters and secretive R&D labs. The South Korean tech giant has been working on innovations beyond its best-known products – semi-conductors and mobile phones. Joining CNN, I witnessed and photographed creative, hands-on problem solving at Samsung. The …

Yo-Yo Ma’s Bach Project in Korea

In September, I had the pleasure of photographing cellist @yoyoma for two days in Korea. Under the theme of “Culture Connects Us”, Yo-Yo Ma has embarked on the “Bach Project”. It is an audacious, international mission as part of which he is performing Bach’s six suites for solo cello in thirty-six locations …