[HanCinema's Digest] Photography and Art

Catch Time's collection of stunning photographs from the open ceremony of the Winter Games, Wallpaper explores the darkest building in the world in PyeongChang, a US photographer (and his Boston Terrier) falls in love with the Land of the Morning Calm, and Buzzfeed hits the streets to find out what South Koreans really think about their northern neighbours.

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"See the Best Photos From the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony"

Did you catch the opening ceremony of the Winter Games last week? Around 3,000 athletes from 92 countries appeared in the ceremony to officially open the 23rd Winter Games. The event itself was spectacular, but if you weren't able to watch it live, no problem; Time has curated 18 high-quality photographs that capture both the style, scale and importance of the event. Many of these stunning photographs are works of art in themselves! Enjoy...

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"Step inside Asif Khan's dark pavilion for the Winter Olympics"

The new Olympic pavilion in PyeongChang is special: made from light-absorbing Vantablack VBx2 technology, the new building is the darkest structure humans have ever assembled. The new pavilion's unique feature is the result of Asif Khan, a British-based architect who has been working with the material for a number of years now. "[I]ts matt black material is able to absorb 99 per cent of the light that hits its surface, appearing almost as a black void, even in broad daylight". In this post on Wallpaper, you can catch six photographs of the new pavilion by Luke Hayes, as well as find a short video about this incredible new building.

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"US photographer finds new home and new passion in Korea"

John Steele came to Korea back in 2002 to teach English in Seoul, but his real passion is photography. With his 8-year-old Boston Terrier, " Holly " (who has become somewhat of a star herself: "She's pretty famous in Korea"), John has travelled all around the country snapping up Korea's beautiful natural sights. "I got addicted seeing beautiful landscapes", said John in this interview on WTHR, but he also loves capturing complex city scenes. It is, as writer Scott Swan describes it, "a relationship born in Korea and bonded with a camera".

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"24 South Koreans Say What They Really Think About North Korea"

What does the average South Korean think about North Korea? In this photo gallery on BuzzFeed, Matt Stopera and Lauren Yapalater have compiled the opinions of 24 South Koreans who were asked to write down what they thought of their northern neighbours. Some of the responses include, "North Korea, who are you guys? Can we be friends?", "We were one. Now we are two", and "Although it seems dangerous right now, I think there will be reunification one day. Go team Korea!"

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