Suh Jae sik
저자 : SUH JAE-SIK
SUH JAE-SIK IS A WELL-KNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER WHO CAPTURES THE BEAUTY OF KOREA THROUGH THE LENS OF HIS CAMERA. HE HAS WON OVER 50 AWARDS INCLUDING THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM AWARD IN A COMPETITION ORGANIZED BY THE KOREA TOURISM ORGANIZATION. HE SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY OF HANGUK HWABO AND THE MAGAZINE SEOUL AND IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE PHOTO ARTIST SOCIETY OF KOREA. HE PUBLISHED THE BEAUTY OF KOREA IN 1998 AND HANOAK: TRADITIONAL KOREAN HOMES IN 1999 WHICH SHOWED KOREA’S LIVING SPACES AND CULTURE. THE LATTER WON A PRIZE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE BAEKSANG PUBLISHING CULTURE AWARD ORGANIZED BY THE HANKOOK ILBO.

HE WAS IN CHARGE OF PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM CITY, GOYANG AS WELL AS THE INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED PHOTO BOOK, TAEKWONDO. HE ALSO DIRECTED PHOTOGRAPHY FOR A PHOTO BOOK COMMEMORATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POSCO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AS WELL AS THE COMPANY BROCHURE FOR HANWHA CHEMICAL. IN 2001, HE PUBLISHED THE BEAUTY OF SEOUL TO INTRODUCE SEOUL’S BEAUTY TO THE WORLD AND WORLD HERITAGE IN KOREA WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPHS OF WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES IN KOREA. IN ADDITION, HE CONTRIBUTED HIS OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHS IN MANY BOOKS INCLUDING SEOWON, PALACES OF KOREA, AND SEASONAL CUSTOMS OF KOREA.

RECENTLY, HE TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS FOR DYNAMIC KOREA ABOUT SOCIAL CUSTOMS AND MANNERS, FOOD, AND DRESS OF KOREA; THE CULTURE OF SPACES IN HANOK ABOUT THE LIFESTYLE AND RESIDENTIAL CULTURE OF KOREA; THE BEAUTY OF KOREAN FOOD ABOUT KOREAN FOOD; AND KOREAN PATTERNS ABOUT KOREA’S BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS. IN 2009, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PHOTOGRAPHING JOSEON’S ROYAL TOMBS FOR THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE APPLICATION AND SERVED AS A JUDGE IN PHOTO CONTESTS HELD BY THE KOREA TOURISM ORGANIZATION AND THE TAEKWONDO PROMOTION FOUNDATION. HE HOPES TO CONTRIBUTE TO PROMOTING KOREA AROUND THE WORLD BY DISCOVERING KOREA’S BEAUTY AND THE FADING CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE COUNTRY.