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[HanCinema's Digest] Photography and Art

See Jeju through the eyes of a young foreign photographer who's decided to call the island home, explore the reality of plastic surgery in Korea with some behind-the-scenes shots, a North Korean defector turns on the North's propaganda campaigns, and what are manwha's all about?

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"An immigrant's dreams, hopes and fears in Jeju"

The Jeju Weekly features a young Haitian-French-Vietnamese photographer, graphic designer and online entrepreneur who made the decision to move from sunny Florida to South Korea's most idyllic island: "As a photographer, Jeju is like A Muse, and I hope to capture the splendor of its landscapes and people. As an entrepreneur, ideas are already germinating in my head".

…READ ON THE JEJU WEEKLY

"South Korean Photographer Shows Costs Of Plastic Surgery"

South Korea is one of the cosmetic capitals of the world. Plastic surgery is commonplace, and ever year thousands of tourist flock to the peninsula to get the best hands at the best price. But one South Korea photographer is lifting the veil on the industry and revealing the real pains and images that real woman face after their decision to go under the knife.

…READ ON HERE AND NOW

"This artist mocks North Korea with its own propaganda"

Part of the on-going conflict across Korea's infamous DMZ takes the form of carefully controlled messages designed to persuade citizens of the legitimacy of their ideological predicament: propaganda. Western media outlets have long since made fun at some of the campaigns that leak out of the world's most secretive state, and one artist, Sun Mu, a North Korean defector who helped make North Korea's own military propaganda in North Korea, is now satirising the country's attempts at indoctrination through a new project. "Propaganda, in the socialist realist style of art, plays an important role for the North Korean regime, which restricts almost all access to outside information and instead tells its residents that they're the luckiest people on Earth".

…READ ON THE WASHINGTON POST

"Manhwa: The world of comics South Korea"

Many people are familiar with Japan's manga, their comics and cartoon industry, but Korean 'manhwas' are just as popular and have an interesting history behind them, too. K-culture fans are discovering some of the delightful stories and styles from South Korea's comic industry, and in this article you'll get a little history into how manhwa's evolved on the peninsula (as well as a list of some of the most popular manhwa's to research yourself).

…READ ON THE ELK TRUTH

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