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.
Daily life in North Korea
Students use VR glasses during a class at a teachers' training college during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation, in Pyongyang, September 7, 2018. Reuters
By Choi Won-suk
Participants gather to leave after performing in a 'Mass Games' artistic and gymnastic display at the May Day stadium in Pyongyang on September 9, 2018. AFP
Students sit beneath the portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il during a tour for visiting foreign media, in a classroom at a teacher training college in Pyongyang on September 7, 2018. AFP
A North Korean youth looks at a book as he crosses the road in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. AP
North Korean women carry stools on the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. AP
North Koreans look out from a bus on the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. AP
Pedestrians walk past refrigerators outside a store in Pyongyang on September 6, 2018. AFP
People at a public transport stop in the city of Pyongyang on September 19, 2018. TASS
A man and a boy in a street in the city of Pyongyang on September 11, 2018. TASS
People riding a bicycle in a street in the city of Pyongyang on September 11, 2018. TASS
A woman and child walk on a street in Pyongyang on September 6, 2018. AFP
Women in an open body truck in a street in the city of Pyongyang on September 11, 2018. TASS
A woman looks out of her apartment window in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 8, 2018. Reuterss
A commuter stands on an escalator in a subway station of the Pyongyang metro on September 6, 2018. AFP
Commuters make their way through a subway station of the Pyongyang metro on September 6, 2018. AFP
Commuters read a newspaper on a platform of a subway station of the Pyongyang metro on September 6, 2018. AFP
A conductor stands on a platform of a subway station of the Pyongyang metro on September 6, 2018. AFP
Commuters ride a train of the Pyongyang metro on September 6, 2018. AFP
Workers stand before machines during a guided tour for visiting foreign media to the Kim Jong Suk textile factory in Pyongyang on September 7, 2018. AFP
A worker stands before machines extracting silk from silkworm coccoons during a guided tour for visiting foreign media to the Kim Jong Suk textile factory in Pyongyang on September 7, 2018. AFP
A North Korean employee works in a control room of the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory during a tour for foreign media in Pyongyang, North Korea, 08 September 2018. EPA
Workers at the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory prepare coats for visiting journalists in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. AP
Producing brushes at the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory in September 8, 2018. TASS
A staff member stands behind the counter of a communications booth at the Yanggakdo hotel in Pyongyang on September 5, 2018. AFP
North Korean employees serve customers at a shop at the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory in Pyongyang, North Korea, 08 September 2018. EPA
A view of facial care products sold at the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory in Pyongyang, North Korea, 08 September 2018. EPA
North Korean silk factory workers relax in a swimming pool for employees in a silk factory in Pyongyang, North Korea, 07 September 2018. EPA
A swing in the form of a missile is seen at a kindergarten and day care for employees' children at a silk factory on September 7, 2018. Reuters
Tourists take photos from a viewing deck of the Juche tower in front of the city skyline of Pyongyang on September 6, 2018. AFP
A light show is displayed on the Ryugyong hotel (C) amid the city skyline, seen from the Yanggakdo hotel in Pyongyang on September 5, 2018. AFP