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.
Tens of thousands rally in Myanmar protesting military coup
A police truck sprays water to a crowd of protesters in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Tension in the confrontations between the authorities and demonstrators against last week's coup in Myanmar boiled over Monday, as police fired a water cannon at peaceful protesters in the capital Naypyitaw. AP
By Choi Won-suk
People show the three-finger salute to protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021. REUTERS
A young Buddhist novice, wearing a red strip of cloth around his wrist, flashes the three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance against the military coup, from inside a vehicle in Yangon, Myanmar, 07 February 2021. EPA
Myanmar people holdiing a large banner reading 'We Do Not Accept The Military Coup' march during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 07 February 2021. EPA
People show the three-finger and hold signs demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 7, 2021. REUTERS
People march in protest against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 7, 2021. REUTERS
A Myanmar citizen with a tattoo of leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks on during a protest against the military coup in Myanmar outside United Nations venue in Bangkok, Thailand February 7, 2021. REUTERS
Public workers show the three-finger salute as they take part in a protest against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 7, 2021. REUTERS
Demonstrators hold portraits of Myanmar detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 07 February 2021. EPA
People show the three-finger salute as they take part in a protest against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 7, 2021. REUTERS
Police stand guard as a poster demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seen on a police barricade, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 7, 2021. REUTERS
Armed riot police are seen near protesters in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. AP
Demonstrators flash the three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, during a protest against the military coup in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 07 February 2021. EPA
Protester flash the three-fingered salute as they march past meat vendors in Yangon, Myanmar on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. AP
Buddhist monks show the three-finger salute as they take part in a protest against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 7, 2021. REUTERS
People watch from their balconies a protest against the military coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 7, 2021. REUTERS
A demonstrator (front) sits in front of a barricade as policemen stand guard near the Yangon City Hall during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 07 February 2021. EPA
Protesters hold signs as they take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday, February 8, 2021. UPI
A nurse show the three-finger salute as she takes part in a protest against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 8, 2021. REUTERS
A protester holds an image of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi as fellow protesters march around Mandalay, Myanmar on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. AP
Teachers flash the three-fingers salute, a symbol of resistance, during a protest against the military coup, at Hledan junction in Yangon, Myanmar, 08 February 2021. EPA
Protesters flashing three fingered salutes and holding an image with an X mark on the face of Myanmar Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing face rows of riot police in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. AP
Protesters hold a picture of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar,on Monday, February 8, 2021. Tension in the confrontations between the authorities and demonstrators against last week's coup in Myanmar continue. UPI
Protesters hold a picture of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday, February 8, 2021. UPI
Protesters hold a picture of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday, February 8, 2021. AP