Seoin and been trying to convince Kwangwoo for months to get some pre-wedding images done, and he had refused continuously to visit one of the cookie-cutter style studios that are the norm here in Korea. Finally, Seoin discovered my site and showed it to him. He gave in as he liked the light-hearted, free-form style of shoot that I provide. Taking the bus down to Jeonju, where they live and work, is a beautiful ride through the Korean countryside. Once […]
A few times over this last year, I have been blessed enough to work with families that I have worked with before. Many of my sessions are for people who are in Korea only for a short time for work or as part of their adoption process, which means I don’t usually get to spend a lot of time with them. So, I was perhaps a little too excited when Lori and Steve said they would be returning with their […]
Ting En and Zack were visiting Seoul from Singapore, and contacted me about doing some pre-wedding photography during their stay. They would be visiting during September, which is an ideal time for outdoor photography in Seoul. The warmer weather and clear skies make for beautiful days to work on. Ting En had a clear idea of what she was looking for, and that made our planning phase really straight forward. We were able to speed through the planning process using […]
My Day in the Life sessions are an honour each and every time to photograph. For the most part, I am working with adoptive families on this session to produce a story of their first moments as a family, but working with the Grandbois family was an entirely different dynamic. Kathryn and Matt were only in Seoul for a short time for a short work contract, and wanted a more documentary style of their lives while they were here. It […]
I know… it’s February, and I’m just getting to this! Truth is, I’ve been hard at work re-organising my back-up system to make things more efficient this year. It also means that I have easy access to statistics about my work from the year, and can get to images a lot more easily. So, let’s start with those stats… in 2015, I shot approximately 130,000 images in 159 sessions. These total just over 4 terabytes in size. I’m looking forward […]
Welcome to the third installment of my year in review here. With MERS in full swing here in Korea, and travel warnings popping up everywhere, we had a quieter than usual summer here. But it did give some space for more personal work, and respite before the end of year rush. After a couple of international trips in June, it was great to start July back in Seoul with a local expat family. With the trees finally in their full […]
From April 1st it was full steam ahead here in Seoul. The second quarter of the year could not have been more different from the few months of personal work and travel that began the year. This quarter was filled with family sessions, editorial, a few pre-wedding sessions, and even a road-trip around Korea to say goodbye to my good friend Andy Faulk. But let’s get started. My very first session for this quarter was with the Visingard family as […]
The end of the year is here again, and with it the time to catch up on everything that hasn’t been done, and the chance to reflect on the year to date. This is one of my favourite parts of the year, because I get to look back and take a look at what I have achieved, how far I have come, and what I still have to learn. Each year I have the privilege of working with some amazing […]
Almost exactly three years ago, I met with Brian and Lisa as they travelled to Seoul to meet the newest member of their family, Lucy. The sweet, reserved little girl we met then has since grown into a sweet, outgoing little girl, and I was absolutely beside myself when I got a message from Brian saying they were traveling again to adopt another new member of the family, Henry. Lisa and Brian invited me into their family again to document […]
It was their last two weeks in Korea when Katherine reached out to see if I had any availability. She and Tony had moved here with their adorable, and extremely energetic, children. However, time was up here, and they would be moving to the United States for a time. May is a month where I always recommend booking well in advance, as it is one of the busiest months of the year here in Seoul. However, we managed to schedule […]