NOTE: Due to my schedule over the last couple of months, I didn’t had the time I’d have liked to post to Ye Olde Photoblog. I have been posting away at my Tumblr photoblog, though. Anyway, will be posting more consistently here from this day forward. MAIN POST: Last weekend, I went with a friend [...]
Lovely skies over Seoul this evening, and I was fortunate to have my camera with me. For the full write-up about Gwanghwamun Gate and its many ups and downs, check out my post written after the gate was restored to its original condition in 2010.
According to the Chosun Ilbo, the heads of major Korean corporations and their relatives have been purchasing Korean traditional homes, or hanok, in the Bukchon neighborhood, driving up real estate prices. One long-time resident told the paper if you don’t have 1 billion won, you can’t buy a home here. As many of the corporate [...]
If you’ve driven to Buam-dong from downtown Seoul via the Jahamun Tunnel, you may have noticed a small compound of Korean traditional buildings atop the hill on your left just as you come out of the tunnel. Or perhaps not—they were really easy to miss. It didn’t help that the area just in front of [...]
Just another lovely summer evening sky, this time over Deoksugung Palace. Deoksugung is something of an old friend of mine. I just love its many contrasts—old vs. new, Eastern vs. Western, nature vs. manmade. In a way, it’s a microcosm of Seoul itself.
We’ve had some nice, fluffy white clouds in the skies since yesterday. I’m guessing this is due to the heat wave, but I’m sure the more meteorologically savvy among you will give me the specifics. Somebody, remind me this month to pick up a graduated ND filter.
I had a bit of time Sunday evening, so I went down to Dongdaemun to shoot the landmark (and newly restored) Heunginjimun Gate, Seoul’s old eastern entrance. I’d originally wanted to photograph it from the other side, but the buildings I wanted to climb were locked. Alas. I also left my hat on the roof [...]
I’ve been to all of Seoul’s royal palaces at night… except for Changdeokgung, the jewel in the proverbial crown. As it does with the other palaces, the CHA opens up Changdeokgung—and its UNESCO-registered Rear Garden—for nighttime viewing, but you need to reserve a spot early. If you’d like to go in the autumn, you should [...]
I’ve been a busy little boy—what follows is a miscellany of mini-adventures I’ve had over the last week or so. Jogyesa Temple from above Last week, I saw some photos of Jogyesa Temple taken by W.S. Chang and determined that, by Jove, I must have that shot, too. Sadly, however, when a friend and I [...]
So, last week, while Gyeongbokgung Palace was open for nighttime viewing, I was admiring some shots taken by Nightviewer Skip taken of the palace from the rooftop of Twin Tree Towers, the funky glass high-rise offices erected where the Hanguk Ilbo headquarters used to stand. Sadly, I was denied permission to shoot from said office [...]