City Life

City Life

BW Photography

Photography

Type
Type
BW Photography
BW Photography
Timeline
Timeline
Feb 2016 - Aug 2016
Feb 2016 - Aug 2016
Gears
Gears
  • Nikon D3300
  • Nikkor 18-55mm, f/3.5-5.6
  • Nikkor 35mm, f/1.8
  • Nikon D3300
  • Nikkor 18-55mm, f/3.5-5.6
  • Nikkor 35mm, f/1.8

Defining the city of Seoul in a single sentence is no easy task.

It’s a city that rapidly developed under government-driven policies, even while the wounds of war remained unhealed.

Seoul is one of the safest and cleanest cities in the world, yet it grapples with issues like real estate pressures, work-life balance, and the challenges of embracing diversity and inclusion for minorities.

These complex and layered scenes are captured through the lens of a 17-year-old high school student.

Defining the city of Seoul in a single sentence is no easy task.

It’s a city that rapidly developed under government-driven policies, even while the wounds of war remained unhealed.

Seoul is one of the safest and cleanest cities in the world, yet it grapples with issues like real estate pressures, work-life balance, and the challenges of embracing diversity and inclusion for minorities.

These complex and layered scenes are captured through the lens of a 17-year-old high school student.

"Seoul"
"Seoul"

While taking the photo, I was certain that the perspective I have at 17 will never come back.

While taking the photo, I was certain that the perspective I have at 17 will never come back.

References
References
  • Photography - Barbara London

  • Minamata - Eugene Smith

  • American Photographs - Walker Evans

  • 1916-1954 - Werner Bischof

  • Inferno - James Nachtwey

  • Magnum Korea - Magnum

  • Photography - Barbara London
  • Minamata - Eugene Smith
  • American Photographs - Walker Evans
  • 1916-1954 - Werner Bischof
  • Inferno - James Nachtwey
  • Magnum Korea - Magnum
Donny Kim 2025
Donny Kim 2025