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Suwon Hwaseong Fortress Media Art Show

The Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon was built during the reign of King Jeongjo of the Joseon Dynasty. This place, where the essence of the castle architecture of the late Joseon Dynasty remains intact, has become a representative cultural property of Suwon City. Suwon Hwaseong Fortress has the tomb and temporary palace of King Jeongjo the Great's father, and Hwaseong Fortress was built according to King Jeongjo's plan. Every fall, various cultural events are held at Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon. Suwon Hwaseong Media Art Show is one of these events, and various works are displayed around Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, pleasing the eyes of citizens during the festival. If you plan to visit Suwon in Korea, we recommend that you choose the time when the event is held in the fall. Works using various light are exhibited around the promenade along the river around the Hwaseong Temporary Palace. We recommend visiting during the evening hours. Since the works are displayed around the outdoor river,...
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iPhone 14 Pro Max photos of daily life in Korea

In Korea, iPhone 14 was released on October 7th, a little later than other countries. I would like to briefly introduce the daily photos I took after receiving the iPhone 14 Pro Max on October 7 and using it for a little over a month.  In my case, the previous iPhone was the iPhone XS MAX, so I am very satisfied with the camera while replacing it with the iPhone 14 Pro Max. It has a separate high-end model camera, so the iPhone 14 Pro Max is really using it like a sub-camera for everyday photos. Most of the photos below were taken with Apple ProRaw and edited with Lightroom CC. It was autumn in Korea when I received the iPhone, so it was nice to be able to capture the beautiful autumn leaves around my house in my daily life. My son is obsessed with the novel Wings of Fire these days, so I often draw dragons. It seems to draw pretty well to me. When I received the iPhone and went for a walk or moved around the house on the weekend, I captured a lot of beautifully colored autumn leav...
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Hanok Village in Ikseon-dong, Seoul

I went to the Hanok (traditional Korean house) village in Ikseon-dong, Seoul in the month of May. Ikseon-dong is an area near Jongro 3ga Station where about 100-year-old hanok were concentrated. This area was the site of Nudonggung Palace, the private residence of King Cheoljong's father in the Joseon Dynasty.  During the Japanese colonial period, Jeong Segwon, a real estate developer in Seoul, bought this area and built small hanoks less than 15 pyeong in this area of 10,000 pyeong. The sale to common Koreans was the reason why there were many small-scale improved hanoks in this area. Until the early 2000s, the redevelopment project, which was a densely populated area of hanok, almost turned it into an apartment complex, but the redevelopment plans were canceled, and since the mid-2010s, developers such as Ikseon-Dada have renovated the hanoks in the area and turned them into commercial districts, presenting a unique look.  It is said that it has become a tourist commercial a...
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