2026 — A Better Year, I Hope

I usually write sloppy year end summaries and this year is no different. Life does not wrap itself up with a bow, and neither does the work. But January 1st has a way of forcing you to stop, sip some coffee, and ask what the hell happened last year. 2025 was a year of motion and impact. Some of it […]

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Chasing the Shot: How an Idea Becomes a Photograph

It’s crunch time. Just weeks before the big year-end gallery opening, and I’m staring down the barrel of a creative drought. I’ve got projects stacking up, deadlines breathing down my neck, and nothing that screams “Ulsan.” The goal was simple enough on paper: capture the essence of the city. Easy to say. Hard as hell to do. The gallery theme […]

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Tongdosa: Light, Crowds, and a Bloody Shin

When the Ancient Meets the Artificial These days, Korea is saturated with festivals. There’s always something glowing, popping, or blasting EDM in a park somewhere. But when word got out that lasers, projections, and holograms were about to light up Tongdosa Temple, I couldn’t ignore it. This isn’t just any temple. Tongdosa is one of Korea’s Three Jewels of Buddhism — […]

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