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 [...]
So I went again to Jogyesa Temple on Sunday to catch the last day of the Lotus Lantern Festival. And more to the point, to make better use of the blue hour. There was a display of lotus lanterns in front of Jonggak Station, providing quite a contrast with the urban environment around it. In [...]
I don’t have survey numbers to back it up, but I’d contend that Seoul’s annual Lotus Lantern Festival is the most popular festival in Korea, especially with the resident foreign community. I’d also argue that this is because unlike a lot of Korea’s regional festivals — and there are a ton of them — the [...]