EDUCATION
Royal College of Art, London, UK — MA in Contemporary Art Practice, Starting Fall 2025
Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States — BFA in Photography, 2025
Academy of Art University, CA, United States — AA in Photography, 2016
AWARDS AND GRANTS
Official Selection, International Photography Awards (IPA), 2024
Nomination, Yale Norfolk Summer Art Residency, 2024
Photo of the Year, 57th The Korea Press Photographers’ Association Awards, 2021
2nd place: Art and Entertainment, 57th The Korea Press Photographers’ Association Awards, 2021
1st place: Spot News, 216th Monthly Korea Press Photographers’ Association Awards, 2021
2nd place: Art and Entertainment, 213th Monthly Korea Press Photographers’ Association Awards, 2021
Photojournalist of the Month, News1 Journalist Awards, 2020
1st place: Portrait, 206th Monthly Korea Press Photographers’ Association Awards, 2020
3rd place: Art and Entertainment, 56th The Korea Press Photographers’ Association Awards, 2020
Photojournalist of the Year, Incheon-Gyeonggi Journalists Association of Korea Award, 2019
Best Journalist, Incheon Ilbo Journalist Award, 2019
1st place: Story, 199th Monthly Korea Press Photographers’ Association Awards, 2019
2nd place: Feature, 199th Monthly Korea Press Photographers’ Association Awards, 2019
2nd place: Portrait, 198th Monthly Korea Press Photographers’ Association Awards, 2019
1st place: Feature, 197th Monthly Korea Press Photographers’ Association Awards, 2019
PUBLICATIONS
F-Stop Magazine, Issue #130, 2025
The Weasel Magazine, Spring Issue, 2025
Scale Journal, Spring Issue, 2025
The New York Times, “Turning Points: Global Agenda”, 2021
Hankook Ilbo, Front-Page Photo Features, June 11, 2022
Seoul Shinmun, Front-Page Photo Features, Jan 28, 2021
Money Today, Front-Page Photo Features, Jan 28, 2021
Seoul Shinmun, Front-Page Photo Features, June 15, 2021
The Dong-A Ilbo, Front-Page Photo Features, Dec. 30, 2020
Money Today, Front-Page Photo Features, Dec. 30, 2020
JoongAng Ilbo, Front-Page Photo Features, Aug. 15, 2020
The Dong-A Ilbo, Front-Page Photo Features, June 13, 2020
The Chosun Ilbo, Regular Contributor, 2020–2022
The Dong-A Ilbo, Regular Contributor, 2020–2022
JoongAng Ilbo, Regular Contributor, 2020–2022
Seoul Shinmun, Regular Contributor, 2020–2022
Hankook Ilbo, Regular Contributor, 2020–2022
Segye Ilbo, Regular Contributor, 2020–2022
The Korea Economic Daily, Regular Contributor, 2020–2022
The Financial News, Regular Contributor, 2020–2022
Money Today, Regular Contributor, 2020–2022
EDAILY, Regular Contributor, 2020–2022
News1 Korea, Regular Contributor, 2020–2022
Media Today, 2020
KBS, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
SBS, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
MBC, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
JTBC, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
YTN, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Yonhap News TV, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
TV Chosun, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Channel A, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
MBN, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
The Chosun Ilbo, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
JoongAng Ilbo, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
The Dong-A Ilbo, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Kyunghyang Shinmun, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Segye Ilbo, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Kukmin Ilbo, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Seoul Shinmun, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Seoul Economic Daily, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Money Today, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
The Korea Economic Daily, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Asia Business Daily, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Maeil Business Newspaper, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Aju Business Daily, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Sports Kyunghyang, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Yonhap News Agency, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
News1 Korea, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Newsis, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
No Cut News, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
KUKINEWS, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
E-Today, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Nate News, Exclusive Photo Feature, 2019
Incheon Ilbo, Repeated Publications, 2017-2019
U.S. Embassy Seoul, Small Town USA: What I Saw in Rural Kentucky, 2017
News Time, Repeated Publications, 2015–2016
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
92 Seattle St Gallery Exhibition, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA, 2025
Contemporary 6th Edition, Boomer Gallery, London, UK, 2025
In Between: The Spaces of Belonging, Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI, USA, 2025
60 Itches from the Floor, Red Eye Gallery, Providence, RI, USA, 2025
Major Survey Show, Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI, USA, 2024
Witness, Red Eye Gallery, Providence, RI, USA, 2023
57th Korea Press Photo Exhibition, Korea Press Center, Seoul, South Korea, 2021
56th Korea Press Photo Exhibition, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, South Korea, 2020
Gyeonggi Press Photographers’ Association Exhibition, Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building, South Korea, 2018
Gyeonggi Press Photographers’ Association Exhibition, Suwon City Hall, South Korea, 2018
Gyeonggi Press Photographers’ Association Exhibition, Suwon Station, South Korea, 2018
Small Town USA: What I Saw in Rural Kentucky, U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, 2017
Small Town USA: What I Saw in Rural Kentucky, Habib House, Seoul, South Korea, 2017
WORK EXPERIENCES
Photojournalist, News1 Korea, Seoul, South Korea, June 2020- Sept. 2022
Photojournalist, Incheon Ilbo, Incheon, South Korea, May 2017- May 2020
Photojournalist, News Time, Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 2015- Dec.2016
Military Photographer, 7th Artillery Brigade, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Mar. 2012- Dec. 2013
Intern, Bae Bien-U Studio, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Sept.- Dec. 2011
Camera Crew, Korean Television Series (The Greatest Love, City Hunter) and Film (You’re My Pet), 2011