There’s a crack in every sidewalk. There’s rusted neon. There are stories etched in old tiles, moss creeping where concrete fails. Ulsan hides its poetry in contradictions — nature clawing back at the edges, the industrial past breathing beneath the modern. If you’re tired of sanitized travel photos and sterile postcards, this walk is for you.
On October 4th, 2025, join us in Seongnamdong, Ulsan for Scott Kelby’s 17th Annual Worldwide Photowalk. This isn’t just “walk, take picture, go home.” It’s a mission. A gathering. And if you’re sharp enough, it could change what you see — forever.
The Walk with Purpose
Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk doesn’t hide behind pretty slogans. Every year, photographers from all over the world lace up their boots, sling cameras over shoulders, and walk for something bigger. This year’s mission? Supporting Springs of Hope Kenya, an orphanage that feeds, houses, educates, and empowers children who have been dealt a hard hand from birth.
Here’s how it works: when you register to walk, there’s a minimum $1 donation — just one dollar. Totally optional. Whatever you feel moved to give, beyond that, goes directly to the kids. No fluff, no middlemen. Just your lens, your feet, your heart.
So yes: this walk is about art. It’s about street textures, past ghosts, river views, hidden alleys. But it’s also an act of community, of generosity, of seeing with more than your eyes.
What to Expect in Seongnamdong
- Dongheon Park: Traditional Korean buildings, A massive gate, the quiet weight of time
- Old town alleys & markets: murals, street vendors, everyday life unfolding
- Youth Street & modern edges: neon, pavement, movement, energy
- Taehwa River walking bridge at dusk — water, light, reflections, cityscapes
We’ll end at the Art Museum Café with coffee, conversation, laughter, maybe sore feet, definitely good photos. Bring whatever you shoot with — phone, film, mirrorless, DSLR — doesn’t matter. What matters is looking for what others ignore.
Why You Should Walk
Because creativity is lonely. Because the best shot often comes when you’re halfway lost. Because there’s something electric about being with people who see the world through the lens: street photographers, film obsessives, shutterbugs just getting started — and somewhere in that mix, inspiration crackles.
It’s a social event. A chance to meet other creatives in Ulsan. To swap ideas, share stories, find something in another person’s angle. To wander alleyways and let the city surprise you. To slow down, yet be moved. To see how past and present struggle for space, and how nature always refuses to be ignored.
Mission, Charity, & Impact
- Support Springs of Hope Kenya — one of those places doing real work: shelter, education, love for orphaned children.
- Every walker’s optional donation ($1) and every sale of official merch helps. 100% of that revenue goes to these kids. No games.
- This walk is part of a global network. When you walk, you’re part of thousands doing the same in dozens of cities. You carry your city’s stories into a bigger story of compassion, art, and shared humanity.
The Details
🗓 When: Saturday, October 4, 2025 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 Meeting Point: Front gates of Ulsan Dongheon Park
☕ End Point: Art Museum Café
👉 Sign up: Seongnamdong Ulsan: Past, Present & Nature in Focus – Worldwide Photowalk
Final Word
This photowalk isn’t just about clicking a shutter. It’s about showing up. Seeing what other see when they come to this city. It’s about meeting up with others and exploring Ulsan again like you did when you first arrived.
Walk with us. Be restless. Let Ulsan show you her scars and her blossoms at once. Let your camera do more than record—let it remind you why this city is so amazing. And let whatever you create be something that matters, not just something pretty.
See you in Seongnamdong. 📸