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.
PHOTOS Solar eclipse across Europe
The moon completely covers the sun during a total solar eclipse seen from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, Teruel, Spain, Aug. 12. Reuters-Yonhap
By Choi Won-suk
Researchers from San Francisco's Exploratorium museum carry out preparations for a global live broadcast of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse in the abandoned village of Villalibado near Burgos, northern Spain, Aug. 10. AFP-Yonhap
People gather to watch a partial solar eclipse from the Feldberg mountain in Hesse, Germany, Aug. 12. AP-Yonhap
A plane flies in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse over Greenwich Park in London, Aug. 12. EPA-Yonhap
Torrespana TV tower, nicknamed "El Piruli" is sillouetted against the sun in the last moments of a solar eclipse in Madrid, Aug. 12. AFP-Yonhap
People watch a total solar eclipse from Orzan Beach in A Coruna, Galicia, Spain, Aug. 12. Reuters-Yonhap
Angela, David and their son, Diego, 7, pose for a selfie with protective eclipse glasses during a watch party for a solar eclipse in Buitrago del Lozoya, Spain, Aug. 12. Reuters-Yonhap
People observe a solar eclipse near the small village of Castell de Cabres, Spain, Aug. 12. Reuters-Yonhap
People use special viewing glasses to watch a partial solar eclipse at Abbadia in Hendaye, southwestern France, Aug. 12. AFP-Yonhap
A boy watches a partial solar eclipse in Jubelpark in Brussels, Belgium, Aug. 12. EPA-Yonhap
An enthusiast wears a pair of protective glasses while awaiting a solar eclipse at the Temple of Debod in Madrid, Spain, Aug. 12. EPA-Yonhap
A farmer holding a scythe stands in a meadow before a solar eclipse in Jacobsdorf, Germany, Aug. 12. AP-Yonhap
A total solar eclipse is seen from Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, Aug. 12. AP-Yonhap
A bull stands in the foreground as the moon completely blocks the sun during the totality phase of a total solar eclipse in San Asensio, Spain, Aug. 12. AFP-Yonhap
The sun sets during a partial eclipse solar in the village of Rashinc in Shtime municipality, southern Kosovo, Aug. 12. AFP-Yonhap
People gather to watch the sunset at the El Rayo Verde viewpoint in San Vicente de la Barquera in the province of Cantabria, northern Spain, Aug. 9. AFP-Yonhap