Photographer in South Korea, SeongJoon Cho RSS FEED

Robots weld frames of vehicle on the production line at the Hyundai Motor Co. factory in Asan, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 21, 2014.

A Korean Air Lines Co. passenger aircraft approaches to land at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. 

Commuters look at bus information as buildings are reflected in a glass at a bus stop in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. 

Buyers take part in a shiitake mushroom auction at Garak Market operated by Seoul Agro-Fisheries and Food Corp. in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2013. 

A job seeker looks over an employment information booklet during a job fair organized by Seoul Metropolitan Government at Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. 

A worker walks past containers stacked at the Port of Pyeongtaek in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Sunday, March 2, 2014.

Visitors stand in front of the Samsung Electronics Co. logo displayed at the Semiconductor Rider experience at the company's d'light showroom in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, July 7, 2014. 

Employees assemble Ssangyong Motor Co. Korando C sport-utility vehicles (SUV) on the production line at the company's factory in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. 

People exercise on the top of Ansan Mountain in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014

Forklift truck drivers move stacks of aluminum ingots at the Public Procurement Service (PPS) warehouse in Gunsan, South Korea, on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. 

People cool off on Haeundae beach in this aerial photograph taken in Busan, South Korea, on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014.

Daereungwon Tomb Complex, large ancient tombs of kings and noblemen of the Silla Kingdom, 

stands next to old houses in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014.

Baekyangsa temple stands at Baekam Mountain in Jangseong, South Korea, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014.

Shadow of ginkgo tree is cast on the Namiseom Island in this aerial photograph taken in Chooncheon, South Korea, on Monday, Oct. 27, 2014.

Rafters make their way down Naerincheon valley in this aerial photograph taken in Inje, Gangwon province, South Korea, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014.

A man walks near a ginseng field in this aerial photograph in Hongcheon, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014.

A farmer harvests rice with a combine harvester in a paddy field in this aerial photograph taken in Boryeong, South Korea, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014.

Farmers harvest radishes at a field in this aerial photograph taken in Seosan, South Korea, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.

Kia Motors Corp. vehicles bound for export await shipment in front of a car carrier ship at the Mokpo New port in this aerial photograph taken in Mokpo, South Korea, on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014.

Just selected my favorite 20 images over the past year. From the car factory to ancient tombs, I got a chance to capture diverse moments in 2014. Above all, I am happy to use a drone for the first time in my photography career. Hope to get more creative and marvelous images in 2015.

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El Comercio, Peruvian newspaper

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SF Gate

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USA Today

Fortune

Economico, Brazilian newspaper

 Time

 The Wall Street Journal

 The Wall Street Journal

Joongang Ilbo, South Korean newspaper

Travel + Leisure magazine

Taking a look back at some of my latest tear sheets around the world.

Workers harvest napa cabbages in a field on Anbandeok Hill at dawn in Gangneung, South Korea, Sept. 5, 2013.

A worker harvests napa cabbages in a field on Anbandeok Hill at dawn in Gangneung, South Korea, Sept. 5, 2013

A worker harvests napa cabbages in a field on Anbandeok Hill at dawn in Gangneung, South Korea, Sept. 5, 2013

A farmer plows a field with cow as workers harvest potatoes on Anbandeok Hill at dawn in Gangneung, South Korea, Sept. 5, 2013.

Workers harvest potatoes in a field on Anbandeok Hill at dawn in Gangneung, South Korea, Sept. 5, 2013.

Workers harvest 6 year-old ginseng at a field in Chuncheon, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2013. 

A worker harvests 6 year-old ginseng at a field in Chuncheon, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2013. 

Farmers harvest beans at a filed in Bosung, South Korea, 2004.

Workers harvest onions at a field in Muan, South Korea, 2010.

A farmer removes insects from a rice field in Asan, South Korea, Oct. 11, 2012.

A farmer harvests rice with a combine harvester in a paddy field in Hadong, South Korea, Oct. 9, 2014. 

A farmer harvests rice with a combine harvester in a paddy field in Icheon, South Korea, Oct. 11, 2012.

A farmer harvests rice with a combine harvester in a paddy field in this aerial photograph taken in Hadong, South Korea, Oct. 9, 2014. 

A farmer harvests rice with a combine harvester in a paddy field in this aerial photograph taken in Ganghwa island of Incheon, South Korea, Oct. 15, 2014. 

A farmer harvests rice with a combine harvester in a paddy field in this aerial photograph taken in Hadong, South Korea, Oct. 9, 2014. 

A combine pours rice into a truck at a field in Gimje, South Korea, Oct. 16, 2011. 

Farmers sit roadside as they take a break to eat lunch during a rice harvest in Hadong, South Korea, Oct. 9, 2014.

A farmer is silhouetted as she moves a bale of hay at a field in Gimje, South Korea, Oct. 16, 2011. 

It’s harvest season again. Harvest is a time of plenty, when the season's hard work is rewarded by bounty. Gathered here are images harvest of cabbage, ginseng, rice and crops critical and obscure during my assignment in South Korea.

Blessings! Rainbow will bring me good luck for the rest of my life.

got a chance to shoot Chinese yuan and Japanese yen from Korea Exchange Bank.

Hyundai Motor Group employees salute during a new year company meeting in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014.

Chung Mong Koo, chairman and chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp., left, arrives for a new year company meeting in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. 

Kim Choong Soo, governor of Bank of Korea, waits for the start of a monetary policy meeting at the central bank's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014.

Park Geun Hye, South Korea's president, speaks during an interview at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. 

Park Geun Hye, South Korea's president, reacts during an interview at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014.

A man climbs a flight of stairs as decorative umbrellas hang from cables at Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. 

Commuters look at bus information as buildings are reflected in a bus stop in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014.

People cast shadows as they walk through Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. 

Buyers take part in a shitake mushroom auction at Garak Market, operated by Seoul Agro-Fisheries & Food Corp., in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014.

Residential buildings standing in the Samseon-dong area are seen through a hole at the Seoul Fortress in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. 

Workers are silhouetted as they labor on the construction site of a residential building in the Songdo district of Incheon, South Korea, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. 

Residential buildings stand next to Central Park in the Songdo district of Incheon, South Korea, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. 

Robotic arms weld vehicle frames on the production line at the Hyundai Motor Co. factory in Asan, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.

Snow-covered Hyundai Motor Co. vehicles stand parked at a delivery center at the company's factory in Asan, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.

A Hyundai Motor Co. vehicle bound for export, seen through a window, is driven into a Eukor Car Carriers Inc. roll-on/roll-off (RORO) cargo ship at a port near the company's plant in Ulsan, South Korea, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. 

A worker stands as Hyundai Motor Co. vehicles bound for export await shipment at a port near the company's plant in Ulsan, South Korea, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. 

The LS-Nikko Copper Inc. plant operates in Ulsan, South Korea, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014.

A Korean Air Lines Co. passenger aircraft lands at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.

A Korean Air Lines Co. passenger aircraft approaches to land at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.

SK Hynix Inc. memory chips are arranged for a photograph at the company's office in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014.

some of my favorite images from various assignments for Bloomberg in the first year of 2014

Snow covered Bukhangang river is seen in this aerial photograph taken in Hwacheon, South Korea, on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2013. 

Dancers perform during the presidential inauguration of Park Geun Hye, South Korea's president, unseen, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

Soldiers with the U.S. Army's Second Infantry Division breathe out vapor as they stand at ease during an air assault training course before dawn at Camp Casey in Dongducheon, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013.  Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg 

A man descends a spiral staircase inside the Canon Korea Consumer Imaging Inc. building in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg  

A buyer walks through pieces of tuna displayed for the auction at Tsukiji Market in Tokyo, Japan, April 5, 2013.

A girl ascends a flight of stairs covered with fallen cherry blossom leaves in Tokyo, Japan, April 5, 2013. 

Pedestrians cross a road in this photograph taken with tilt-shift lens in Tokyo, Japan, April 5, 2013.

A farmer plants rice seedlings in a paddy field by hand as an apartment building stands in the background in Iksan, South Korea, on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg   

A worker inspects stacked watermelons at Noeun Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market in Daejeon, South Korea, on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg    

Children play in front of a screen showing South Korea's Bulguksa temple at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg     

Decorative umbrellas hang above an atrium at the Mecenatpolis shopping mall below residential and commercial buildings in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013.  Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg      

An employee monitors operations as tubes are dipped into liquid latex to form condoms on the production line at the Unidus Corp. factory in Jeungpyeong, South Korea, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg     

A worker walks past Kia Motors Corp. vehicles bound for export in this photograph taken with a tilt-shift lens at the port of Pyeongtaek in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg  

A worker directs Kia Motors Corp. vehicles bound for export at dusk at the port of Pyeongtaek in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg   

Ships and cranes are illuminated in the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) shipyard at dawn in Geoje, South Korea, on Friday, Aug. 24, 2013. 

Workers harvest napa cabbages in a field on Anbandeok Hill at dawn in Gangneung, South Korea, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.  Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg    

A worker harvests 6 year-old ginseng, to be delivered to Korea Ginseng Corp., at a field in Chuncheon, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg    

Buyers take part in an auction operated by the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives (Suhyup) at the Port of Mokpo in Mokpo, South Korea, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg     

Children are silhouetted as they play soccer on a beach in Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg      

A man carrying a surfing board is silhouetted as he walks through a beach in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013.

From the condom factory to the beach in Bali, I got a chance to capture diverse moments in 2013. Just selected my favorite 20 images over the past year. 2013 has gone in a blink of an eye but my photographs will remain forever.

Workers paint batik cloth at a store in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

I was in Bali for Bloomberg coverage of APEC 2013. Such a great experience meeting with many talented people as well as shooting world leaders except bro Obama. I will upload more images from Bali.

Just uploaded some images from Japan. I've shot these photos in April. Holy lazy man! 

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Hapjeong, a neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea, has undergone a property boom in the last three years. One glittery symbol of Hapjeong's ascent is Mecenatpolis. Located in the middle of the district, the development completed last June is less an apartment complex than a city, with three 39-story luxury apartment buildings, one 32-story office tower, a park, an event auditorium, an art center, a shopping mall and diners. Shown here is Mecenatpolis.

Exterior of Mecenatpolis.

Exterior of Mecenatpolis.

Na Young-jin, a real-estate agent in Hapjeong, says, 'Because of Mecenatpolis, the property development wave has gained new momentum. The neighborhood has better infrastructure now. In the past, Hapjeong wasn't a destination but a neighborhood just to pass through. Now people have started gathering in the area.' Shown here is a view from Mecenatpolis.

A living room of a penthouse at Mecenatpolis.

 A kitchen in a penthouse. 

A guest room

A bedroom of a model residential unit 

The complex's amenities also include an indoor golf driving range, free membership to the yacht club a short drive away and access to four guesthouses—each with a different theme—where residents can host parties or offer sleeping quarters for guests. 

A resident plays golf at the gym.

Lee Kang, a Mecenatpolis resident, says that it is the easy access to the shopping mall and restaurants that his grown kids like. Shown here are illuminated retail stores at night in the Mecenatpolis.

Recent assignment on Seoul's luxury high-rises apartment building for The Wall Street Journal U.S edition