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Choi Won-suk

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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.

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The World Cup kicks off with a 2-0 loss for host Qatar

A general view of the World Cup opening ceremony is seen ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group A match between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk A general view of the World Cup opening ceremony is seen ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group A match between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk A general view of the World Cup opening ceremony is seen ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group A match between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk A general view of the World Cup opening ceremony is seen ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group A match between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk A general view of the World Cup opening ceremony is seen ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group A match between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022 in Al Kh

Nov 21, 2022By Choi Won-suk
The World Cup kicks off with a 2-0 loss for host Qatar
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Daily life in Doha ahead of the World Cup (Part 2)

Boys play football at the World Cup Countdown clock in Doha on November 12, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Boys play football at the World Cup Countdown clock in Doha on November 12, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk A child walks with a Qatar flag on the Corniche in Doha, Qatar, Nov. 12, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk A ladies football fan group gathers by the Corniche in Doha, Qatar on Nov.12, 2022, one week before the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Football fans gather by the Corniche in Doha, Qatar on Nov. 12, 2022, one week before the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Football fans gather by the Corniche in Doha, Qatar on Nov. 12, 2022, one week before the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk A ladies football fan group gathers by the Corniche in Doha, Qatar on Nov.12, 2022, one we

Nov 18, 2022By Choi Won-suk
Daily life in Doha ahead of the World Cup (Part 2)
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Daily life in Doha ahead of the World Cup

Souq Waqif displays World Cup figures exhibition and other tourist attractions to visitors during the Word Cup Qatar 2022. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk A young soccer fan from Egypt poses for a photo at the "World Cup Countdown Clock" for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on the Corniche Promenade on Nov, 13. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk A pedestrian passes by the 2022 World Cup banner at QNCC (Qatar National Convention Center) on Nov, 11. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Souq Waqif displays World Cup figures exhibition and other tourist attractions to visitors during the Word Cup Qatar 2022. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Souq Waqif displays World Cup figures exhibition and other tourist attractions to visitors during the Word Cup Qatar 2022. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Souq Waqif displays World Cup figures exhibition and other tourist attractions to visitors during the Word Cup Qatar 2022. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Souq Waqif displays World Cup figures exhibition and other tourist attractions to visitors during the Word Cup Q

Nov 16, 2022By Choi Won-suk
Daily life in Doha ahead of the World Cup
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12.3 million Syrian children need aid

Children play amid a sandstorm at the Sahlah al-Banat camp for displaced people in the countryside of Raqa in northern Syria on October 17, 2022. AFP This picture taken on October 13, 2022 shows an aerial view of the "Yunani" (Greek) camp for Syrians displaced by conflict originally from the countryside of Raqa and Hamah and other regions, along the banks of the Euphrates river in Syria's northern province of Raqa. AFP A child sits outside a tent at the "Yunani" (Greek) camp for Syrians displaced by conflict originally from the countryside of Raqa and Hamah and other regions, along the banks of the Euphrates river in Syria's northern province of Raqa on October 13, 2022.  A woman pours water from a dish into a bucket outside a tent at the "Yunani" (Greek) camp for Syrians displaced by conflict originally from the countryside of Raqa and Hamah and other regions, along the banks of the Euphrates river in Syria's northern province of Raqa on October 13, 2022. AFP A child walks with a pail of water at the "Yunani" (Greek) camp for Syrians displaced by conflict or

Oct 19, 2022By Choi Won-suk
12.3 million Syrian children need aid
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PHOTOS North Korea celebrates 77th Workers' Party anniversary

People pay their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill as North Korea marks it 77th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on October 10, 2022. AFP People carry flowers to pay their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill as North Korea marks it 77th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on October 10, 2022. AFP Soldiers lay flowers to pay their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill as North Korea marks it 77th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on October 10, 2022. AFP People gather as North Korea marks it 77th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on October 10, 2022. AFP Children perform as North Korea marks it 77th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on October 10, 2022. AFP Ci

Oct 11, 2022By Choi Won-suk
North Korea celebrates 77th Workers' Party anniversary [PHOTOS]
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Women, life, freedom

An Iranian national raises their hand with a message that reads in Farsi, "Liberty," during a protest against the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini, in front of the Universidad de Chile building in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. The 22-year-old, who died in Iran while in police custody, was arrested by Iran's morality police for allegedly violating its strictly-enforced dress code. AP People protest against the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died while in police custody in Iran, in front of the Iranian embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in Iran while in police custody, was arrested by Iran's morality police for allegedly violating its strictly-enforced dress code. AP People protest against the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died while in police custody in Iran, in front of the Iranian embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. AP A picture obtained by AFP outside Iran, shows people gathering next to a burning motorcycle in the capital Tehran on October 8, 2022. - Iran has been torn by the bigg

Oct 11, 2022By Choi Won-suk
Women, life, freedom
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Typhoon Noru hits the Philippines forcing thousands to evacuate

Residents wade through waist-deep flood waters after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Miguel, Bulacan province, Philippines, September 26, 2022. REUTERS A man carries bags of food while another reinforces their roof as they prepare for the coming of Typhoon Noru in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. AP A resident swims along strong waves as Typhoon Noru approaches the seaside slum district of Tondo in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. AP Volunteers and local officials patrol the neighbourhood to remind residents to evacuate, in preparation for Super Typhoon Noru, in Manila, Philippines, September 25, 2022. REUTERS Residents prepare to return to their homes after volunteers and local officials reminded the neighbourhood to evacuate, in preparation for Super Typhoon Noru, in Manila, Philippines, September 25, 2022. REUTERS An aerial view shows flooding after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Miguel, Bulacan province, Philippines, September 26, 2022. REUTERS A man carries food he saved from his flooded home after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Miguel, B

Sep 29, 2022By Choi Won-suk
Typhoon Noru hits the Philippines forcing thousands to evacuate
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Mourners pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II

Flowers and messages for Queen Elizabeth II are seen at the Green Park memorial, near Buckingham Palace, in London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. AP A woman cries next to flowers and messages for Queen Elizabeth II at the Green Park memorial, near Buckingham Palace, in London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. AP Flowers and candles for Queen Elizabeth II are seen at the gates outside Buckingham Palace in London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. AP A balloon with a picture of Queen Elizabeth II is photographed at the Green Park memorial, near Buckingham Palace, in London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. AP Souvenirs featuring images of Queen Elizabeth II are pictured in Edinburgh on September 10, 2022, two days after she died at the age of 96. AFP A Paddington Bear toy and marmalade sandwich is left amongst flowers and tributes outside the Palace of Holyroodhouse, following the death of Queen Elizabet

Sep 16, 2022By Choi Won-suk
Mourners pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II
  • National Assembly speaker pays respects to Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ
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Millions in need of aid as floods hit Pakistan

A boy sits on a street stall in a flooded area following heavy rains in Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, 29 August 2022. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on 27 August, flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed over 1,000 people across Pakistan since mid-June 2022. More than 33 million people have been affected by floods, the country's climate change minister said. EPA A displaced family wades through a flooded area after heavy rainfall, in Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Rains have triggered flash floods and wreaked havoc across much of Pakistan since mid-June, leaving 903 dead and about 50,000 people homeless, the country's disaster agency said Wednesday. AP A man with his displaced family, taking refuge on a roadside after fleeing their flood-hit homes, gestures towards journalists, in Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. AP People wade through a flooded area following hea

Aug 30, 2022By Choi Won-suk
Millions in need of aid as floods hit Pakistan
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Our children deserve the best

Children take part in a sack race competition during an Independence Day celebration in Jakarta, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Indonesia is celebrating its 77th anniversary of independence from the Dutch colonial rule. AP Children dress in the guise of Hindu deity Krishna gesture during 'Janmashtami' festival celebrations in Chennai on August 18, 2022. AFP Children selling tricolor balloons shout pro India slogans as people hoist Indian flag inside a residential building in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. The country is marking the 75th anniversary of its independence from British rule. AP Cats sit on a merry-go-round at an empty playground of a residential building, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kramatorsk , Donetsk region Ukraine August 12, 2022. Almost two of every three children have been displaced by war according to UNICEF back in June. REUTERS Children cool off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Hot weather has set in with temperatures rising up to 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 degrees Fahrenheit) in Lithuania. A

Aug 24, 2022By Choi Won-suk
Our children deserve the best
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