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.
Typhoon Noru hits the Philippines forcing thousands to evacuate
Residents wade through waist-deep flood waters after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Miguel, Bulacan province, Philippines, September 26, 2022. REUTERS
By Choi Won-suk
A man carries bags of food while another reinforces their roof as they prepare for the coming of Typhoon Noru in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. AP
A resident swims along strong waves as Typhoon Noru approaches the seaside slum district of Tondo in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. AP
Volunteers and local officials patrol the neighbourhood to remind residents to evacuate, in preparation for Super Typhoon Noru, in Manila, Philippines, September 25, 2022. REUTERS
Residents prepare to return to their homes after volunteers and local officials reminded the neighbourhood to evacuate, in preparation for Super Typhoon Noru, in Manila, Philippines, September 25, 2022. REUTERS
An aerial view shows flooding after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Miguel, Bulacan province, Philippines, September 26, 2022. REUTERS
A man carries food he saved from his flooded home after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Miguel, Bulacan province, Philippines, September 26, 2022. REUTERS
Children on a bicycle pass by debris from the flood caused by Super Typhoon Noru, in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 26, 2022. REUTERS
A woman clears her home from mud following the flood caused by Super Typhoon Noru, in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 26, 2022. REUTERS
Residents wait on the roof of their homes, for flooding to subside after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Miguel, Bulacan province, Philippines, September 26, 2022. REUTERS
Residents walk past debris from the flood caused by Super Typhoon Noru, in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 26, 2022. REUTERS
A tattered Philippine flag is seen over a flooded road from Typhoon Noru in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, Philippines, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. AP
A boy carries a goose as they negotiate a flooded road due to Typhoon Noru in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, Philippines, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. AP
School personnel try to recover cafeteria items following floods caused by typhoon Noru in San Miguel town of Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines 26 September 2022. EPA
Volunteers help clean muddied school equipment following floods caused by typhoon Noru in San Miguel town of Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines 26 September 2022. EPA
Typhoon evacuees take shelter in a Catholic church to avoid remaining floods caused by typhoon Noru in San Miguel town of Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines 26 September 2022. EPA
A resident uses a water basin to remove floodwater from a local eatery amid flooding caused by typhoon Noru in San Miguel town of Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines 26 September 2022. EPA
Residents wade through flood water caused by typhoon Noru in San Miguel town of Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines 26 September 2022. EPA
A resident goes out to buy drinking water as he negotiates a flooded road from Typhoon Noru in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, Philippines, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. AP
A teacher and her daughter clean out mud inside a classroom from Typhoon Noru in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, Philippines, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. AP
A villager girl rests on debris in the aftermath of typhoon Noru in Marikina city, Metro Manila, Philippines 26 September 2022. EPA
A woman carries a child as she wades through the flood caused by Super Typhoon Noru, in San Ildefonso, Bulacan province, Philippines, September 27, 2022. REUTERS