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.
How snow looks around the world
A man wipes out while sledding in the snow near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Washington DC metro region received between 2 and 4 inches of snow overnight. AFP
By Choi Won-suk
A boy uses a sling to lob snowballs in Kabul on January 5, 2022. AFP
Trams drive through a snow-covered street in Helsinki, Finland, 05 January 2022. EPA
Wisps of snow blow across E. Guth Road between Washington and Eureka, Ill., on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. AP
People visit Sensoji Temple of Tokyo while it snows on January 6, 2022. AFP
A person walks in the snow in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. AP
An umbrella is left on a table at Hamacho Park as it snows in Tokyo on January 6, 2022. AFP
A pedestrian walks holding an umbrella as snow falls near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on January 6, 2022. AP
People drive on a street in the snowfall, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan January 6, 2022. REUTERS
A man carries his dog as a snow plow crew passes by on the street in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 07 January 2022. The first snowfall of the season brought up to 10 in (25.4 cm) in the greater Boston area and forced many school districts to close for the day. EPA
A red squirrel forages for food in fresh snow in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, in Hawes, England, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. AP
Canada geese, Branta canadensis, are snow covered as they rest in the Boston Public Garden lagoon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 07 January 2022. EPA
An aerial view shows a snow covered landscape on a sunny winter day of January 6, 2022, near Winterberg, western Germany. AFP
An aerial view shows a snow covered landscape on a sunny winter day of January 6, 2022, near Winterberg, western Germany. AFP
A picture taken with a drone shows a snow covered forest at Gheorghieni, near Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 09 January 2022. EPA
A man reacts as he makes his way through falling snow in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., January 7, 2022. REUTERS
People ski past snow cannons as they make their way downhill near Schladming, Austria, 07 January 2022. EPA
People are pictured crossing the street through a bus stop window in the snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 7, 2022. REUTERS
A cross-country skier glides through a snowy landscape near the village of Filzmoos near the Dachstein mountain range in Austria as temperatures are at around minus five degrees Celsius on January 7, 2022. AFP
A snow removal vehicle drives on the Tamina bridge in Valens, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. On the northern side of the Alps, up to 50 centimetres of snow are expected to fall today at higher altitudes. AP
People walk through the snow on the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan on January 07, 2022 in New York City. AFP
Pedestrians navigate the snow covered streets and sidewalks during a snowfall in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 07 January 2022. EPA
Snow clearing crew members clear the sidewalks during a snowfall in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 07 January 2022. EPA
A man walks through a snow-covered field in Central Park after the first snow storm of the season on January 7, 2022 in New York City. AFP
Eric Held has a snowball fight with his son in Brooklyn Bridge Park following a snow storm in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., January 7, 2022. REUTERS
This picture shows a snow-covered street during a snowfall in Srinagar, northern India, on January 7, 2022. AFP
A man shovels snow from a doorway on a street in Brooklyn borough of New York during the first snow storm of the season on January 7, 2022. AFP
People hold umbrellas and walk in the snow in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. AP
A street actress wearing 18th century styled clothes, walks in snowfall in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. AP