Two Versions of the Same Place There are two versions of Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, and if you’ve spent any time there with a camera, you’ve probably met both. There’s the version you sell to yourself—the quiet, salt-stained temple clinging to the rocks, monks drifting through the early light, the sea rolling in like it’s got all the time in the world. […]
Every year around this time, I ask myself the same question:Why am I doing this again? I don’t need to teach a photography class.I’m not doing it to sell gear, pad a résumé, or convince anyone I’ve “made it.”I do it because every time I walk through Ulsan with a camera, I’m reminded how much beauty people walk past without […]
The temperatures in Korea have been dropping well below zero. Not Winnipeg cold — not “colder than a well-digger’s arse” cold — but cold enough to keep most people inside. Cold enough that only the stubborn, the restless, and the slightly unhinged venture out. Especially the idiots dumb enough to take photos. It’s been a few weeks since I got […]