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PHOTOS Santa swims with sharks
Divers dressed in Santa Claus and reindeer costumes perform during a Christmas event at Lotte World Aquarium in Songpa District, Seoul, Dec. 16. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
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Choi Won-suk
Korea Times Photo Reporter
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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PHOTOS Santa Claus is coming to town
Performers wearing Christmas costumes entertain the audience during a parade at Lotte World Adventure in Songpa District, Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
Dec 9, 2025photo
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Vendors dressed in festive attire prepare cotton candy on the first day of the Christmas market at Huangpu district in Shanghai, Wednesday. AFP-Yonhap
Dec 1, 2025photo
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Annual Thanksgiving parade in NYC
Balloon handlers guide the Spider-Man balloon past Radio City Music Hall during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Nov. 27. AP-Yonhap
Nov 28, 2025photo
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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
Nov 20, 2025photo
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PHOTOS Detection dog competition
Participants work with their dogs during the 10th Korea Customs Service Commissioner’s Detection Dog Competition at Yeongjong Sky Sports Park on Yeongjong Island, Incheon, Friday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Nov 14, 2025
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PHOTOS Appreciation of autumn colors
An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 14 shows a scene of harvest under the sunset in Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The autumn harvest in Heilongjiang, China's top grain producer, has been in full swing. As of Oct. 14, Heilongjiang had completed the harvesting of approximately 10.24 million hectares of autumn grain crops, accounting for over 60 percent of the total. Xinhua-Yonhap
Nov 12, 2025photo
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PHOTOS A look into Korea Times' 75th anniv. musical gala
"The Musical," a musical gala commemorating the 75th anniversary of The Korea Times takes place at Lotte Concert Hall in Songpa District, Seoul, Monday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
Nov 11, 2025photo
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PHOTOS Global festivals
One of Nepal's Armed Police Force members sprinkles flower petals as they worship dogs at their kennel division during the Kukur Tihar festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 20. AP-Yonhap
Oct 30, 2025photo
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Gaza twins whose whole lives have been war
Palestinian woman Iman Abdel Halim Abu Mutlaq holds her newborn twins Uday and Hamza Abu Odah shortly after their birth inside the maternity ward at Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 2, 2023. The twins were born less than four weeks after the Hamas attacks that triggered Israel's devastating assault on Gaza that has defined and encompassed their brief lives, during which they lost their home and lived in tents and on the street. Their father was killed seeking aid and two brothers were wounded. They have suffered constant hunger, frequent bouts of sickness and repeated episodes of terrifying bombardment. Reuters-Yonhap
Oct 13, 2025