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.
'Why so serious?' - 2019 New York Comic Con
An attendee dressed as the Joker poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in New York. AP
By Choi Won-suk
A protester, wearing a stylised Guy Fawkes mask popularised by the V For Vendetta comic book film, stands outside the High Court premises in support of activist Edward Leung, jailed for taking part in the 2016 Mongkok riots, during an appeal hearing for his period of sentence in Hong Kong on October 9, 2019. AFP
Attendees dressed as a Star Wars stormtrooper and pixelated video game stormtrooper pose during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in New York. The costume at right is made of cardboard. AP
An attendee dressed as a cross between Deadpool and Steve from "Stranger Things" poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as Toothiana the tooth fairy from "Rise of the Guardians" poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as Pikachu poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as the Penguin from Batman poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as the Green Goblin from Spider-Man poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as a punk rock Spider-Man poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in New York. AP
Costumed superheroes pose during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as John Wick poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as the monster from "The Village" poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as Ant-Man poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as Mario poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as Superman poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as a construction worker Stormtrooper poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as Frozen Walt Disney poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as Spider-Man hangs on the wall during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in New York. AP
People in costumes of Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen are seen at the New York Comic Con at Javits Center in New York, the United States, on Oct. 3, 2019. The New York Comic Con (NYCC) kicked off here on Thursday. NYCC is the East Coast's largest comic book and pop culture convention in the United States. Xinhua
An attendee dressed as Spider-Man takes a break during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as Black Panther rides the escalator during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, in New York. AP
An attendee dressed as Spider-Man watches over a baby during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in New York. AP