Category: Photography

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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Moonlight and Mayhem: Shooting Changdeokgung on the Last Day of the Mega Chuseok Holiday

This month’s plan was simple: go on the moonlight tour of Changdeokgung Palace and grab some killer night shots. Easy, right? Yeah, sure. Like most things in Korea, it started with good intentions and spiraled into a caffeine-fueled test of endurance. When you’re juggling multiple jobs, life becomes a series of half-baked logistics and Hail Marys. I’d booked the tickets […]

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