Sussan and her family got a fantastic winter day for their photoshoot. It’s not often we see snow in Seoul and even less often that it sticks around long enough for us to work with. On this day, though, we had the triple bonus of residual snow, overcast light, and positive temperatures! It really couldn’t have been better for a family from the sunburnt land! We kicked our session off with the classic “everyone looking at the camera” frame to […]
October – Proposal, Family, Commercial, and Event Photographer To start off October, I had a string of proposal photo shoots on Jeju Island. I made two trips down with for four different clients and had not only some of the nicest weather of the year, but some of the most heartfelt moments I’ve captured in a while. These were all beautiful proposals and I wish everyone the best with their futures. Kicking things off, Florian opted for a sunrise proposal […]
Welcome to Part 3 of my 2025 Year in Review series. This time, we’ll be making the long slog through the summer heat and enjoying some of the best light that Korea offers all year. I hope you enjoy this ride and join me again for my final instalment next week! July – Family, Commercial, and Proposal Photography Kicking off July, I started with some family sessions, one in Gyeongbokgung and one in Changdeokgung. Both had some real personalities […]
Welcome back to Part 2 of my 2025 Year in Review series. As the weather gets warmer, I found myself defrosting my fingers and winding up to the busiest times of year. This quarter saw me working with more than a dozen families, ten couples, and covering several corporate events. April – Family, Travel, Proposal, and Event Photography Throughout April, I had several upcoming shoots on Jeju Island and, not living there, I needed to get the lay of the […]
Welcome to another instalment of what has become an annual tradition around here, the Year in Review. In this four part series, I’ll walk you through the various clients I’ve worked with over the course of 2025, give a little insight into Korea’s seasons, and share some interesting anecdotes from along the way. As with every year, this series serves to give you an overview of all the different sorts of work I do and how Korea looks and feels […]
During the pandemic, I had the pleasure of working with the Michas family directly after they took custody of their son, Nolan. We had a wonderful session that culminated in us playing with pinecones for quite some time and Nolan taking me for a walk through Changdeokgung like he owned the place. When I got an email saying they’d be back in Seoul for a short time, I changed a flight back from working with another client so I could […]
Sometimes, you just have to roll with what the kids are up for at a family session. This is especially true with post-custody sessions for adopted children. Introducing them to yet another new person and expecting them to do what you want at that time can be a stretch! On days like this, we let things play out as they will. Amy had let me know prior to the session that she was expecting Rowen to be somewhat hesitant with […]
In the leadup to this photo shoot, I got a question I get from so many parents of young children. I was told that the little lady was typically shy or grumpy around new people and could take quite some time to warm up. Would one hour be sufficient, I was asked. I answered the same way I always do, one hour is plenty! Typically, it only takes a couple of minutes to warm kids up as I always keep […]
In 2021, I first worked with the Yan Family just as they took custody of their daughter, Bomi. Not only was this the height of the pandemic and the middle of winter, but it was an extremely emotional time for the family. We met up for coffee a day before the session to slowly introduce yet another new person to the young lady ahead of our photoshoot. Slowly, I managed to get her to peer around her pram at me […]
Summer in Seoul can be a hot and sweaty affair. The heat and humidity tend to drain us adults and cut into children’s patience reserves. But, if you play it right, summer can also be a lovely time for family photos, especially with the soft summer clouds and subtle blues in the sky surrounding Korea’s traditional architecture. Seoul’s palaces are open from 9am to 6:30pm during the summer months. This means, unfortunately, that we’re not able to work […]