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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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Refugees live under harsh conditions amid COVID-19

Afghan children play inside an abandoned car as refugees and migrants from the destroyed Moria camp are sheltered, near a new temporary camp, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Greek officials have said they could forcibly remove people from the road near the burned-out camp where they have been sleeping rough and take them to the camp if people refuse to go. AP Migrants wait in a queue to enter a temporary camp near Mytilene town, on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. Greek authorities have been scrambling to find a way to house more than 12,000 people left in need of emergency shelter on the island after the fires deliberately set on Tuesday and Wednesday night gutted the Moria refugee camp. AP Migrants wait in a queue to enter a temporary camp near Mytilene town, on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. Greek authorities have been scrambling to find a way to house more than 12,000 people left in need of emergency shelter on the island after the fires deliberately set on Tuesday a

Sep 21, 2020By Choi Won-suk
Refugees live under harsh conditions amid COVID-19
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PHOTOS 'No Mask No Entry'

In this file photograph taken on April 22, 2020, a woman in a mask walks past a mural of a hand on the side of a building in Midtown, New York City.  AFPBy Bae Eun-joo“No Smoking” is probably the most familiar and common prohibition sign that can be found across the world. Nowadays, another prohibition sign that is being spotted in many locations is “No Mask No Entry.” “No Mask No Entry” policies have become effective in every aspect of our daily life as the South Korean government made it mandatory for the first time last month to wear face masks both indoors and outdoors to help reduce transmission of COVID-19. This was a strengthened measure from four months earlier when the government had ordered that face masks must be worn on public transportation, including subways, buses and taxis, all the time.  People wearing face mask, to prevent the spread of the Covid-19, walk past a coloured wall in La Defense business district in Courbevoie, near Paris, on September 7, 2020. AFPViolators of the “No Mask No Entry” rule can be fin

Sep 17, 2020By Choi Won-suk
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Wildfire aftermath

Maria Centeno, right, from Mexico, is consoled by her neighbor Hector Rocha after seeing their destroyed mobile homes at the Talent Mobile Estates, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Talent, Ore., after as wildfires devastate the region. AP Ellie Owens, 8, from Grants Pass, Ore., looks at fire damage Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, as destructive wildfires devastate the region in Talent, Ore. AP A Japanese style statue is seen in a destroyed neighborhood as destructive wildfires devastate the region on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Talent, Ore. AP Jacen Sullivan, 14, from Talent, Ore., holds a burned tomato he found in the garden at his burned home in Talent on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, as destructive wildfires devastate the region. AP In this aerial view from a drone, people walk through a mobile home park destroyed by fire on September 10, 2020 in Phoenix, Oregon. Hundreds of homes in the town have been lost due to wildfire. AFP A parking lot and drain are seen blanketed by red fire retardant in the aftermath of the Almeda fire in Talent, Oregon, U.S., September 14, 2020. Pic

Sep 16, 2020By Choi Won-suk
Wildfire aftermath
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Not wearing a mask is not an option (Part 4)

 In this Aug. 26, 2020, file photo, the face on a replica of the Statue of Liberty covers with a protective face mask against the coronavirus. The 1/18th scale replica on Seattle's Alki Beach was erected in 1952 and recast in 2006. AP A face mask-clad student walks through a gate equipped with disinfectant spray as part of measures against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Phnom Penh on September 7, 2020, as schools reopen across the country. AFP  A woman wearing a face mask travels inside a Delhi metro train, on the first day of the restart of their operations, amidst the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, September 7, 2020. Reuters A man wearing a face mask walks across a pedestrian bridge in Marseille, southern France, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. AP A woman wears a face mask as she walks by a mural on a street in Montreal, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. AP A demonstrator wearing a face mask reading "Out Bolsonaro" attends the Grito dos Excluidos (Cry of the Excluded) as p

Sep 14, 2020By Choi Won-suk
Not wearing a mask is not an option (Part 4)
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Deadly wildfires worsen across California

Butte County firefighters watch as flames quickly spread across a road at the Bear fire in Oroville, California on September 9, 2020. - Dangerous dry winds whipped up California's record-breaking wildfires and ignited new blazes, as hundreds were evacuated by helicopter and tens of thousands were plunged into darkness by power outages across the western United States. AFP San Miguel County Firefighters battle a brush fire along Japatul Road during the Valley Fire in Jamul, California on September 6, 2020 - The Valley Fire in the Japatul Valley burned 4,000 acres overnight with no containment and 10 structures destroyed, Cal Fire San Diego said. AFP  A rabbit crosses the road with flames from a brush fire along Japatul Road during the Valley Fire in Jamul, California on September 6, 2020 - The Valley Fire in the Japatul Valley burned 4,000 acres overnight with no containment and 10 structures destroyed, Cal Fire San Diego said. AFP An air tanker drops retardant at a wildfire burns at a hillside in Yucaipa, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. Three fast-spreading wildf

Sep 11, 2020By Choi Won-suk
Deadly wildfires worsen across California
  • Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire deaths keep climbing
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Growing up amid COVID-19

In this picture taken on September 1, 2020, a health official takes a swab sample from a child to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing site in Karachi. - Six months after the coronavirus arrived in Pakistan, the country appears to have dodged the worst of the pandemic, baffling public health experts and dampening fears its crowded urban areas and ramshackle hospitals will be overrun. AFP  A secondary school student, wearing a protective face mask, works in a classroom at the College Henri Matisse school during its reopening in Nice as French children return to their schools after the summer break with protective face masks and social distancing as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across France, September 1, 2020. Reuters Kyrgyz schoolchildren wearing a protective mask to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (covid-19), participate in a lesson on the first day of the new school year in Bishkek on September 1, 2020. AFP  Children wearing face masks as a preventative measure against the SARS-CoV-2 corona

Sep 10, 2020By Choi Won-suk
Growing up amid COVID-19
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PHOTOS What does home mean to you?

A maintenance worker from an internet service provider is repairing a cable on a utility pole. Many residents have left Baeksa Village but minimum services are maintained for those remaining. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul By Bae Eun-jooWhat does home mean to you? Most people would answer it’s a place that provides safety, security and stability for them and their families. For many Koreans, the symbolic meaning of home has long been success, investment in the future and post-retirement security. Purchasing a new home and throwing a housewarming party were huge celebratory events that meant a jumpstart to accumulating wealth. That, however, is all changing. These days, owning a home is regarded as synonymous with being in debt up to one’s eyeballs. A red circle is sprayed on the wall of a house whose residents have moved out. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukApartment prices in Seoul have skyrocketed by 56.6 percent over the past three years despite the government’s numerous measures to curb soaring housing prices focused on punitive taxation and regulatio

Sep 3, 2020By Choi Won-suk
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Not wearing a mask is not an option (Part 3)

A demonstrator attends a rally against the government's restrictions following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Germany August 29, 2020. Reuters  A woman holds a sign during a rally against the government's restrictions following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Germany August 29, 2020. Reuters  A demonstrator wearing a mask depicting U.S. President Donald Trump holds a placard during a rally against the government's restrictions following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Germany August 29, 2020. Reuters People attend a protest rally in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 against new coronavirus restrictions in Germany, holding a sign with Bill Gates in prison clothes, reading "Guilty". Police in Berlin have requested thousands of reinforcements from other parts of Germany to cope with planned protests at the weekend by people opposed to coronavirus restrictions. AP A man sits on a street as he attends a rally against the government's restrictions following the coronavirus disease

Aug 31, 2020By Choi Won-suk
Not wearing a mask is not an option (Part 3)
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Tips for enjoying summer despite the pandemic

Manuel Caballos lays on the grass as Esperanza Lafrance swims in a plastic portable pool in the garden of their home in Seville, Spain on Aug. 11, 2020. Caballos had to cancel his vacation due the restrictions of the coronavirus and now says "the pool is crucial to withstand the heat in the city". AP A big inflatable flamingo floats in a plastic portable pool in a private patio in Seville, Spain on Aug. 11, 2020. Maria Luque bought the pool "because I have problems with my back and couldn't go to the gym in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic". Searching for a solution to keep cool, portable pools have become the newest fad, taking over backyards, terraces, communal patios and even the streets of hot spots like Seville, in the country's south. AP Ricardo D'hont swims in a neighbors plastic portable pool in Seville, Spain on Aug.11, 2020. The owners of the pool said that "Due to the coronavirus we couldn't go to the beach or to other pools. If we hadn't been in pandemic we would never bought a plastic pool". AP Conchi Moreno and Juan Carlos Morales bathe in a portabl

Aug 28, 2020By Choi Won-suk
Tips for enjoying summer despite the pandemic
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PHOTOS Changdeok Palace Moonlight Tour

Visitors holding cheongsachorong (traditional Korean lanterns) pass by Injeongjeon, the main throne hall of Changdeok Palace and National Treasure No. 225, during the Moonlight Tour. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Bae Eun-jooSouth Korea’s daily coronavirus cases have been reaching triple digits daily since last week and the government has announced stricter control measures. The government announced a ban on large gatherings such as local festivals, church gatherings and wedding ceremonies with more than 50 estimated attendees indoors or 100 outdoors. This includes the re-suspension of royal palace tours, which had resumed Aug. 13 for a month-long run amid the then seemingly falling number of infections.Changdeok Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the best-preserved palace of all the royal palaces from the Joseon Kingdom. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukRoyal guards stand at the gates of Changdeok Palace. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukThe Korea Times was fortunate to join the highly touted Changdeok Palace Moonlight Tour during the brief opening period amid the p

Aug 27, 2020By Choi Won-suk
Changdeok Palace Moonlight Tour [PHOTOS]
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