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 …
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 …
In August, I was commissioned to photograph the Seoul office of international PR agency Essence Global. According to Wikipedia, “Essence is a global data and measurement-driven agency. The agency has 18 offices in 12 countries and a staff of approximately 1,600.” Essence recently went through some major rebranding and a …