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 …

Portrait: Manfred Fitzgerald for Monocle

I photographed Manfred Fitzgerald for the “10 Steps to Success” section of the British magazine Monocle. Mr. Fitzgerald is Global Head and Executive Vice President of Genesis Motor, South Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motors Group’s luxury brand. He is a former director of brand and design at Lamborghini. In March, …