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Jeju Island Proposal Photography in Spring Flowers

Jeju Island Proposal – Shizhe and Min Yee

As we approach spring here in Korea, I wanted to share a beautiful proposal photo shoot in the canola fields of Jeju Island along with some additional information about what to expect at this time of year. It’s a beautiful time to visit and, of course, a wonderful time for a proposal! Springtime on Jeju Island is a very popular time for the locals as well as international tourists. It is the first place in Korea to begin changing back […]

Jerome and Fionn Pre-Wedding: Haneul Park and Peace Park

There’s something special about autumn in Korea. The shorter days bring a warmth and softness to the light that cannot be found at other times of year. Oh, and there’s also the changing leaves! When those two things come together, there’s a short window of a week or two when the parks and forests become somewhat of a fairytale. Fionn reached out to me well in advance of their trip to Seoul, which is always advised for the busy times […]

Candid Family Photos in Seoul, Korea

Graham Family Photos – Back to Back Sessions

Working with families multiple times is always a joy. It’s something I don’t get to do all that often as most of my sessions are booked from abroad by families visiting Korea. Even rarer than that would be back-to-back sessions with an adoptive family! Betsy reached out as her family was coming for their first pre-custody visits with their new son, Peter. She wanted to have two sessions, much like my previous family shoot with the Sensenig family. The first […]

Snow and Autumn Leaves - Seoul Family Photographer

2023 Year in Review – Part 4

Welcome to the final post in my 2023 Year in Review series. This post covers the months of October, November, and December. These are usually our most predictable in terms of weather but this year things got thrown out of order a little. Our usually short-lived autumn colours came in patches all throughout the final 4 months of the year. Normally, they come and go in the last week of October and the first week of November. The normally bitterly […]

Elroy Proposes to Jean under the Cherry Blossoms on Jeju Island

That magical week of the year when we see the cherry blossoms in bloom is a popular one here in Korea. Elroy was one of the super lucky people this year who timed his session absolutely perfectly! With a bed of rapeseed flowers and a canopy of fully-bloomed cherry blossoms, this proposal really could not have gone better! We had been discussing this for quite some time and locked in a date that would work for Elroy and Jean to […]

Seoul Forest Family Photos in Autumn

2023 Year in Review – Part 3

Welcome to the third blog in my Year in Review series for 2023. This section takes us through the dramatic weather of summer and into the calmer month of September when autumn starts to show its hand. Despite the heat, summer offers beautiful greens that we don’t get at any other time of year and the beginning of autumn can be equally as beautiful as when all the leaves change (but it lasts a lot longer!).   July – Family, […]

Seopjikoji Proposal - Jeju Island Photographer

2023 Year in Review – Part 2

Welcome back to part 2 of this year’s Year in Review post series. As the weather warmed up, this year really took flight and it was one of the busiest quarters we’ve ever had. I hope you’ll enjoy a peek into some of the sessions from that time.   April – Family, Couple, Proposal, Editorial, eCommerce and Event Photography To kick off April, I had a session with the Brady family in the VERY early blooming cherry and plum blossoms. […]

Spring Family Photography, Seoul Korea

2023 Year in Review – Part 1

Welcome one and all to my 2023 Year in Review. Carrying on the tradition of previous years, this will be a look at many of my activities as a photographer in Korea this year. In this first quarter, we started slowly as we always do. But, as the world started to defrost, the work began! I hope you’ll enjoy the mix of families, couples, events, and even travel photography in this first quarter.   January – Family, Couple, eCommerce, and […]

Seoul Forest Sunrise Family Photos

As the days cool down and the sun rises a little later in the morning, the perfect days for family photos begin in Seoul. September might not quite have the glorious colours of autumn yet, but the trees have begun to show their first signs of change and the light has taken on its autumnal glow. Jade reached out as she and her family were preparing their trip and we agreed on getting out in the early morning for the […]

Sunrise Autumn Couple Photos

Abel and Melissa – Autumn Pre-Wedding Photos in Seoul Forest

One word describes Abel and Melissa’s autumn pre-wedding photo session and it is warmth. The warmth the couple have for each other, the warmth of the light, the warmth of the autumnal leaves, and the warmth that crept into the crisp morning air as the sun rose. This really was the perfect morning for a photo shoot in Seoul! Following the wet and humid summer in Korea is the most beautiful season of them all – autumn. This is the […]