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.
Japan hit by 7.6-magnitude earthquake
Bystanders look at earthquake damage somewhere near the town of Noto on the Noto Peninsula, northwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, following Monday's deadly earthquake. A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned that more tremors could lie ahead. AP-Yonhap
By Choi Won-suk
A collapsed building lies on its side following an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday. A series of major earthquakes started fires and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. AP-Yonhap
Cracks are seen in the ground in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Monday, following an earthquake. Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday following a series of strong quakes in the sea. AP-Yonhap
A torii gate damaged by an earthquake lies in pieces at a shrine in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Monday. AP-Yonhap
A house destroyed by an earthquake is seen in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Monday. Reuters-Yonhap
People walk along an earthquake-damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Monday. Reuters-Yonhap
People crouch following an earthquake at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, western Japan, Monday. AP-Yonhap
Customers crouch following an earthquake at a supermarket in Toyama, Japan, Monday. AP-Yonhap
A fire destroys houses following an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Monday. AP-Yonhap
People in Tokyo read an extra edition of Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reporting on the earthquake on Monday. AP-Yonhap
Railway workers try to remove water that leaked because of an earthquake at Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Japan, Monday. Reuters-Yonhap
Shattered glass is seen at a convenience store following an earthquake in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday. AP-Yonhap
People wait in line before the opening of a pharmacy in Hakui, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, the day after a powerful earthquake hit the area. AP-Yonhap
People take items from the shelves of a damaged pharmacy after receiving permission to take the goods for free in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Anamizu, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday. Reuters-Yonhap
This aerial photo provided by Jiji Press shows smoke rising from an area following a large fire in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Tuesday. AFP-Yonhap
Fishing boats are overturned at a port in Shikamachi, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday. AP-Yonhap
People walk through a damaged marketplace burnt by fire after an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday. AP-Yonhap
A woman cleans shattered glass in front of her store in the town of Noto on the Noto Peninsula, northwest of Tokyo, Tuesday. AP-Yonhap
Firefighters work on a fire at a burnt-out marketplace in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, the day after an earthquake devastated the region. AP-Yonhap
A resident looks at items scattered in his house in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, the day after an earthquake devastated the region. AP-Yonhap
Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers conduct rescue operations at a house destroyed by an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday. Reuters-Yonhap
A man helps his mother lie down on a mattress at a community center that has been converted into an evacuation center in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, in the aftermath of an earthquake. Reuters-Yonhap
Evacuated people rest inside a greenhouse converted into an evacuation shelter in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, in the aftermath of an earthquake. Reuters-Yonhap
A resident and her dog rest at an evacuation shelter in Togi town on Japan's Noto Peninsula, Tuesday, the day after a strong earthquake devastated the region. EPA-Yonhap
A 2-year-old girl stands with her father as she looks outside from a greenhouse converted into an evacuation center in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday. Reuters-Yonhap
The letters "SOS" are spelled out on the ground by using chairs at Kanazawa University Noto Satoyama Satoumi Meister training field in Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, the day after an earthquake hit the region. Reuters-Yonhap