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 North Korea's military parade marks party's 80th anniversary
Troops march in formation during a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, Oct. 10. TASS-Yonhap
By Choi Won-suk
Troops march in formation during a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, Oct. 10. TASS-Yonhap
Troops march in formation during a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, Oct. 10. TASS-Yonhap
Troops march in formation during a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, Oct. 10. TASS-Yonhap
People wave North Korea's national flags during a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, Oct. 10. TASS-Yonhap
People attend a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, Oct. 10. TASS-Yonhap
Military hardware takes part in a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, Oct. 10. TASS-Yonhap
Military hardware takes part in a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, Oct. 10. TASS-Yonhap
Military hardware takes part in a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, Oct. 10. TASS-Yonhap
Military hardware takes part in a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, Oct. 10. TASS-Yonhap
People wave North Korea's national flags during a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, Oct. 10. TASS-Yonhap