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.
Summer heat arrives
Swimmers jump into the water from a breakwater on a hot day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday. AP-Yonhap
By Choi Won-suk
Karson Alley, 5, son of Kayla Meadows, of Coal City, cools down as the temperature reaches 33 degrees Celsius at the Splash Pad at Lake Stephens in Surveyor, W.Va., June 23. AP-Yonhap
A woman swims in the waters of the Magellan Strait during the annual "Splash of the Strait" event in Punta Arenas, Chile, Saturday. AP-Yonhap
A boy swims in the Euphrates River in the village of Um Khashm, southeast of the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, Friday. AFP-Yonhap
A dog is splashed with water from a grass sprinkler during hot weather in Parliament Square in London, June 19. EPA-Yonhap
Children play in a fountain at Karlsplatz square in Munich, Germany, Sunday. AFP-Yonhap
Boys splash water on each other to cool off on a hot summer day in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 24. AP-Yonhap
People swim in the river Spree to demand the lift of the 100-year-old swimming ban in the river in Berlin, Germany, June 17. AP-Yonhap
A bird bathes in a water fountain in New York City, June 23. Temperatures climbed in the city as the first heat wave of the year moves through parts of the U.S. Midwest and East Coast. AFP-Yonhap
People cool off in a fountain in Bonn, Germany, June 21. AP-Yonhap
A picture taken with a drone shows people swimming and sunbathing at London Fields Lido during a warm day in London, June 25. EPA-Yonhap
A man dives into the sea during warm weather, as high temperatures continue in Brighton, England, Sunday. Reuters-Yonhap
A man gives a dog some water from a public fountain during high temperatures in Madrid, Spain, June 17. AP-Yonhap
Swimmers take part in the annual nude winter solstice swim during Hobart's Dark Mofo festival at Long Beach in Hobart, Australia, June 21. EPA-Yonhap
A child plays in a fountain in London, as a heat wave passes through the city, June 20. AP-Yonhap
Kids cool off in the mist from a fountain as temperatures approach 37 degrees Celsius, June 20, in Kansas City, Mo. AP-Yonhap
A person cools down in a fountain at the Place de la Concorde as hot summer temperatures hit Paris, June 21. Reuters-Yonhap
People cool off in Crown Fountain in Millennium Park as temperatures climbed to over 35 degrees Celsius in Chicago, June 21. Excessive heat is expected in the area for the next few days. AFP-Yonhap
A young woman jumps into the river Rhine to cool off during high temperatures, near Kaiserstuhl, Switzerland, June 22. AP-Yonhap