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 New Year's celebration in Pyongyang
People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap
By Choi Won-suk
Citizens gather for the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap
People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap
People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap
People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap
People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap
People celebrate the New Year 2024 at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 1. AP-Yonhap
People take part in celebrations to welcome in the new year at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Jan. 1. AFP-Yonhap
People visit an open-air ice rink ahead of celebrations to welcome in the new year in Pyongyang, Dec. 31, 2023. AFP-Yonhap
Pyongyang citizens head to pay respect to mosaics depicting smiling images of their late leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on the New Year day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 1. AP-Yonhap
People mark the New Year by paying their respects before a mosaic depicting late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, Jan. 1. AFP-Yonhap
People mark the New Year by paying their respects before a mosaic depicting late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, Jan. 1. AFP-Yonhap