Choi Won-suk is a photojournalist at The Korea Times. Before joining the newspaper, he also worked as a photojournalist with AFP and St. Joseph News-Press in Missouri. He spent 13 years in the United States, graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Arts in Photography from Ohio University - Athens. Over the past 11 years, Choi covered various news events such as presidential elections, the 2019 North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit and 2022 Qatar World Cup. But above all, Choi believes in local journalism and finds a lot of joy telling life stories of ordinary citizens in small neighborhoods.
The Darkroom
By Choi Won-suk
1/8000 sec; f/5.6; ISO 320
By Choi Won-suk
Up and away
Balloons contain happiness. They are filled with love and joy.
But, they don’t last forever.
They say goodbye with an odd kind of fart.
Myeongdong, Seoul.