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 Different styles of kimchi
Visitors make kimchi during the 8th Pyeongchang Highland Kimchi-Making Festival at Jinbu Community Sports Park in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Nov. 5. Yonhap
By Choi Won-suk
Members of a Buddhist women's congregation make kimchi during an event to help the needy at Jogye Temple in central Seoul, Nov. 16. EPA-Yonhap
Boxes of salted napa cabbages are displayed at a store in Seoul, Oct. 23, as major retailers began accepting pre-orders ahead of the annual kimchi-making season. Yonhap
About 500 members of local community groups, including the Saemaeul Women’s Association, make kimchi during the 2025 Love Plus Kimchi Sharing event in front of the Ayang Art Center in Daegu, Nov. 12. A total of 4,000 heads of cabbage were made into kimchi at the event, and will be distributed to underprivileged local residents. Yonhap
About 500 members of local community groups, including the Saemaeul Women’s Association, make kimchi during the 2025 Love Plus Kimchi Sharing event in front of the Ayang Art Center in Daegu, Nov. 12. A total of 4,000 heads of cabbage were made into kimchi and will be distributed to underprivileged local residents. Yonhap
About 500 members of local community groups, including the Saemaeul Women’s Association, make kimchi during the 2025 Love Plus Kimchi Sharing event in front of the Ayang Art Center in Daegu, Nov. 12. A total of 4,000 heads of cabbage were made into kimchi and will be distributed to underprivileged local residents. Yonhap
Volunteers make kimchi during the 18th Happy Sharing Volunteer Group event at the Gangseo Senior Welfare Center in Seoul, Oct. 31. Yonhap
Kimchi made by volunteers during the 18th Happy Sharing Volunteer Group at the Gangseo Senior Welfare Center in Seoul, Oct. 31. Yonhap
Visitors visit sales booths during the 32nd Gwangju Kimchi Festival at Gwangju City Hall Plaza, Oct. 31. Yonhap
Visitors make kimchi during the opening day of the 8th Pyeongchang Highland Kimchi Festival at Jinbu Community Sports Park in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Nov. 5. Yonhap
Visitors taste kimchi during the opening day of the 8th Pyeongchang Highland Kimchi Festival at Jinbu Community Sports Park in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Nov. 5. Yonhap
International volunteers show off kimchi they made during the 2025 Garak Market Kimchi Sharing Festival at Garak Mall in Songpa District, Seoul, Nov. 17. Yonhap
More than 1,000 participants from local volunteer groups make kimchi to be delivered to 6,200 households, including older people living alone, during the 2025 Sharing Kimchi with Love event at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 2 in Haeundae District, Busan, Nov. 19. Yonhap
Volunteers make kimchi during the 18th Happy Sharing Volunteer Group at the Gangseo Senior Welfare Center in Seoul, Oct. 31. Yonhap