Category: Photographers

Women In Kyrgyzstan

Ferry Tale

Istanbul Language

Spirits of Cuba

Mask Up

Complexities

Complexities is a continuing series exploring light and reflections in the urban environment that I have been exploring for four years. The images are multi-layered and collage-like, though they did exist momentarily in the real world. This layering of light, people and movement with the existing static environment of buildings and streets, and the inside and outside of things merging together for a brief moment, keeps me challenged and amazed at the beauty of the world. The merging of the inside and outside of a scene fascinates me. It creates a new reality that changes the visual experience, by overlapping scenes in the existing environment on top of each other, thus creating a more complex layered image. Life is filled with layers. Layers of light, shape and color. Layers of meaning. Layers of experience. Layers of emotion. I try to capture that.

Beach Epiphany

Beach Epiphany is a photographic exploration of the layered social and psychological landscape of Miami Beach — a space shaped by the tensions of cultural and economic disparities within American capitalist pursuits. Surrounded by swamps, skyscrapers, and the looming threat of climate collapse, the city embodies both the spectacle of excess and the fragility of its foundations. It draws global tourism and fuels a booming real estate economy, while facing irreversible sea level rise and cultural erosion. Initiated in 2017, Beach Epiphany evolved as a long-term investigation into the complex relationships between bodies, fluid identities, and the landscape. Drawing from documentary and conceptual traditions, the work reflects a process-based practice rooted in walking, observing, and engaging. Rather than presenting a linear narrative, the series unfolds as a visual tapestry — capturing fragments of joy, estrangement, absurdity, and intimacy. It challenges the sanitized, fetishized image of Miami Beach, revealing subtle frictions of public life. Through encounters with strangers and the quiet choreography of the shoreline, the project examines how place shapes identity — and how identity, in turn, gives presence to the landscape. The title refers to a sudden clarity that can emerge from ordinary moments — fleeting, ambiguous, and unresolved.

A Sight More

I heard myself screaming, falling toward the earth. Suddenly, the roller coaster eased off, and I recognized the Seoul skyline. Fear gave way to joy while the wind streaked tears across my face. I was finally home! How was this possible? Then I woke up. It was the kind of dream that felt hopeful while in it, but a nightmare upon waking. Soon after, I came back to Korea to reclaim my past life. It had been four years. Stepping into my old haunts, I found they vibrated with a surreal intensity. The air swirled with ghost notes, casting never-ending crescendos. At times, it felt like my entire being was transposed into an invisible, whiplashing symphony. This time, the roller coaster wasn’t a dream. It was an emotion. It was an awakening in my chest, pulsing in sync with the city. Together, we were alive. But what kind of life? As a Korean-American Gyopo, was I truly born between the cracks of shadows and storms I couldn\’t name? Was this confusion the only light through which I could see my authentic self? I returned home thinking it would be a sight for sore eyes. Instead, I found it a sight more than I remembered. A sight more than I was ready to confront. And a sight more of myself in the chaos than I am still ready to admit.