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.
Earth is suffering
A stray dog's head is stuck in a plastic jar in search of food at a village near the Jakhau port, after the Cyclone Biparjoy landfall in Jakhau, in the Kutch district of the western state of Gujarat, India, June 17. EPA-Yohhap
By Choi Won-suk
Garbage is unloaded into the Pine Tree Acres Landfill in Lenox Township, Mich., July 28, 2022. AP-Yonhap
A worker sorts plastic bottles at Sri Lanka's largest plastic recycling facility Eco Spindles, in Horana, June 16. AFP-Yonhap
This aerial view shows people searching for recyclable material for resale at a landfill in Iraq's southern city of Basra, June 22. AFP-Yonhap
A youth poses for a picture while searching for recyclable material for resale in a landfill in Basra, June 22. AFP-Yonhap
Members of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force evacuate flood-trapped residents in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 4. EPA-Yonhap
A man pulls a handcart carrying a boy as they wade through a road flooded by heavy monsoon rainfall in Lahore, Pakistan, July 5. Officials say heavy monsoon rains have lashed across Pakistan, killing a number of people. AP-Yonhap
People walk through floodwaters after heavy rainfall in Hadeja, Nigeria, Sept 19, 2022. Authorities in Nigeria say they have activated a national response plan for another round of deadly floods blamed mainly on climate change and infrastructure problems. The West African nation's National Emergency Management Agency said, July 6, it has begun to work based on dire forecasts by seeking air support for search and rescue missions while stockpiling relief materials. AP-Yonhap
A boy plays in a flooded road as traffic move past after heavy rains in New Delhi, India, July 8. Reuters-Yonhap
A man carries a dog to safety as they wade through the flooded waters of Yamuna River after heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi, July 12. AFP-Yonhap
View of a bridge that emerged due to an ongoing drought after 30 years underwater at Paso Severino reservoir in Florida, Uruguay, July 4. The South American country is now suffering its most severe drought in 44 years, following decades without investment in freshwater reservoirs. AP-Yonhap
An aerial view shows a boat stranded at the La Boca dam due to a drought in Santiago, Mexico, Aug. 8, 2022. Reuters-Yonhap
Farmer Barry Evans drops dusty soil from a cotton crop he shredded and planted over with wheat in Kress, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced, July 12, that it will invest $300 million on monitoring and reporting planet-warming emissions from climate-smart agricultural processes. AP-Yonhap
An Iraqi man looks at a grounded boat along a dried-up bank in the Chibayish marshes in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province, June 25. AFP-Yonhap
A man cools off in misters along the Las Vegas Strip, July 13. AP-Yonhap
A man cools off at an urban beach at Madrid Rio park in Madrid, Spain, June 26. AP-Yonhap
Ja-Veah Cheney, 9, pours water over her head, taking shelter from the sweltering heat at the splash pad station at Riverside Park in New Bedford, Mass., July 12. AP-Yonhap
Youths dive into the the Shatt al-Arab waterway to escape the heat in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, July 15. AFP-Yonhap
A helicopter drops water as the Rabbit fire burns in Moreno Valley in Riverside County, California, July 14. AFP
Local residents look on at a burning forest fire near Puntagorda on the Canary Island of La Palma, July 15. AP-Yonhap
An aircraft drops fire retardant as firefighters work to control the Gavilan Fire, which has already burned more than 250 acres in Perris, Riverside County, California, July 15. AFP
A man walks on the salt flats at dawn at Badwater near Furnace Creek, California, the lowest point in North America at 86 m below sea level, on July 16, a day that could set a new world heat record in Death Valley National Park. AFP-Yonhap