[HanCinema's Digest] Photography and Art

Published on 2016/01/23

Korea has the most private museums in the world, Jaewoon U has some incredible landscape photographs for us to marvel at, Ann Lee hits the streets to capture humans and objects, and what do you know about Korean pansori?

"South Korea tops global list for private art museums"

Did you know that South Korea is home to the highest number of private art museums in the world? That's incredible, and it's a testament to country's commitment to art and culture: "What I personally found very exciting over the course of the study was to see the dedication and resources the collectors are putting into setting up and operating a private museum and by doing so they are very often filling a gap in a region's museum infrastructure", said Christoph Noe, the founder of Larry's List.

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"The Beauty of South Korea Captured Landscape Photography"

Take a moment to enjoy these absolutely stunning landscape images from Seoul-based photographer, Jaewoon U; he "features a talent for capturing of South Korea in his reflective landscape photos that work with rivers and lakes as mirrors the reflective the world around them. Here are your sandy beaches, flowery spring landscapes, rocky mountains and quietly stunning historic sites with your new Korean travel bucket checklist". Beautiful, more please!

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"South Korean Street Photography By Ann Lee"

There is something about street photography that I've always been attracted to, and in this gallery you can enjoy some of the works of South Korean street photography Ann Lee: "I like to capture ordinary people and objects in a subtle way. People are not aware of they have been photographed so they are in their own world and I observe them from outside without interaction. I like minimal abstraction but still want the situations in my photographs to be read by the viewer so images can tell the stories".

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"What is Pansori"

Do you know anything about South Korea's traditional art of pansori? Sadly, many do not, but with this short and sweet piece you'll get to know all about one of Korea's greatest culture treasures; and hopefully want to go and find out more by yourself.

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