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 Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan
Palestinians gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Feb. 22. AP-Yonhap
By Choi Won-suk
Members of Malaysia's religious department use a telescope to perform "Rukyah," the sighting of the new moon to mark the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 17. AFP-Yonhap
An elderly Muslim person reads the Quran at a mosque ahead of the holy month of Ramadan in Sanaa, Yemen, Feb. 17. EPA-Yonhap
People eat to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a free food distribution point in Peshawar District, Pakistan, Feb. 19. AP-Yonhap
Palestinians read the Quran during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Sayed al-Hashim Mosque in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Feb. 19. AP-Yonhap
An Afghan man reads the holy Quran on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, Feb. 19. AFP-Yonhap
Palestinians walk through the Old City of Jerusalem as they prepare for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Feb. 17. Reuters-Yonhap
A Palestinian child carries a light and stands in front of painted decorations covering the rubble of a destroyed home in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 16, as displaced populations prepare to welcome the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. EPA-Yonhap
People assist Palestinian artist Yazeed Abu Jarad, who was displaced by the war from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, as he creates a sand sculpture with the message "Welcome, Ramadan" on a beach in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 17. AFP-Yonhap
A Palestinian man holds a sparkler while looking up at lights and decorations hung over the rubble of destroyed homes in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 16, as displaced populations prepare to welcome the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. EPA-Yonhap
A volunteer serves food to Muslim devotees to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Chennai, India, Feb. 20. AP-Yonhap
A young child rests as Muslim women attend evening mass prayers called "Tarawih" during the first night of the holy month of Ramadan, at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 18. Reuters-Yonhap
Devotees pray at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 20. AP-Yonhap
Muslim worshippers hold the "Tarawih" evening prayer of the holy month of Ramadan at Times Square in New York City, Feb. 20. Reuters-Yonhap