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 […]
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 […]
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 — […]