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 Living with robots
Robots compete in the 4x100m final at the World Humanoid Robot Games held in Beijing, China, Sunday. AP-Yonhap
By Choi Won-suk
Visitors watch humanoid robots fight at the Unitree Robotics booth during the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, Aug. 8. Reuters-Yonhap
A visitor holds the hand of a humanoid robot on the first day of the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, Aug. 8. AP-Yonhap
A humanoid robot modeled on Chinese poet Li Bai tells a story during a press tour at the Robot Mall in Beijing, China, Aug. 6, ahead of the 2025 World Robot Conference. AFP-Yonhap
A humanoid robot interacts with a visitor on the first day of the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, Aug. 8. AP-Yonhap
A woman plays Go with a robot during a press event at the Robot Mall in Beijing, China, Aug. 6. AFP-Yonhap
A robot works at a mock pharmacy during a press event at the Robot Mall in Beijing, China, Aug. 6. AFP-Yonhap