Yakcheonsa Temple | Jeju 2009
July 10, 2009
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Island Time | Jeju 2009
July 8, 2009Spent the weekend in Jeju. Didn’t want to come back. We got seriously lucky with the weather – not a drop rain for three straight days! Here are some shots from my set. I’ll be posting some others in a few days.
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Stillness In Time | Donghwasa Temple
July 3, 2009I’ve not yet posted this shot to either my blog or Flickr page, but it remains one of my favourites I’ve taken since coming to Korea. It’s from my set of Donghwasa Temple in Daegu. For info on how to get there, click here. The temple’s remote location is good indication of how Buddhist monks used to hide out to avoid persecution during the Joseon period.
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Cottage Country| Asan’s Oeam Village
April 24, 2009Shim’s got a nice set today in The Korea Times. Asan’s Oeam Village is a virtual outdoor museum displaying the 400-year-old roots of Korea’s rustic traditions. The area once served as a resting station where travellers would come to replenish and feed their horses.
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Korean Elegance | Hanbok Traditions
March 20, 2009I’m organizing my entire photo library at the moment and stumbled on an old shot I took at The Korea House. I never posted it before but it remains one of my favourites.
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Drying In The Sun
March 19, 2009There’s a nice little feature today about gochujang, that much heralded spicy food. The shot below was taken at The Korean Folk Village on one of my many visits.
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Graduation Days
February 27, 2009I like what Shim wrote for today’s Image of Korea. His photos are pretty good too.
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Such Great Heights | Mt. Jiri
January 16, 2009Shim Hyun-chul has a great set in today’s Image of Korea. I’m off to Taebaeksan tomorrow. Just hope the weather holds – snowing like crazy now!
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Glowing Gwanjang
December 17, 2008I love markets. Especially during the winter months. A favourite hideaway of mine is the glowing retreat of Gwangjang’s sprawling market eatery, or meokjagolmok. The endless walkway, flanked with over 200 steaming food stalls, remains the largest of its kind in Seoul. Everything from savory nokdu bindaetteok (Korean bean pancake) and flavorful bori bibimbap (a healthy mixture of barley, rice and vegetables) to the hugely popular snack sundae (Korean sausage) is sold here.
Korea Times staff photographer, Shim Hyun-chul, also snapped a nice set for the paper’s weekly Image of Korea feature.
To get there just take Line 5 to Jongno-5ga and hop out exit 8. Gwangjang Market is a short 2~3min walk away. The market area is open from 7am~7pm everyday except Sundays.
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Naju’s Natural Wonders
December 12, 2008I love Shim’s set today – the first shot with the indigo sky bleeding down over the meandering Yeongsan River is especially great. Naju is known foremost for its natural dyeing techniques, with many of the dyeing plants located close to the river. Looks like a fine place.
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