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[HanCinema's Digest] Photography and Art

The Jeonju International Photography Festival announced its new exhibition director, get a glimpse at some banned photographs of North Korea, see the lengths some will go to improve their looks, and National Geographic explores the wildlife around the DMZ.

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"PCA&D professor named exhibit director of international photography festival in South Korea"

The 9th Annual Jeonju International Photography Festival (May 21 -29) has named its director: Eric Weeks, the chair of photography at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design: "By traveling abroad to curate this exhibition and establish international partnerships, both my position as Chair of the Photography Department at PCA&D and the College gain a global presence... It also brings a global perspective to our students at a time when photography is ubiquitous".

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"These Photos Got a Photographer Banned from North Korea"

North Korea is a secretive state that is slowly being revealed in the light of the image-orientated, hyper-connected global village we're currently moving in. The country often takes extreme measures to portray itself positively to the rest of the world, as well as its own people, and in this post, you'll get a small taste of what it's like living on the other side of the DMZ.

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"Candid photos captured immediately after cosmetic surgery expose the extraordinary lengths South Korean women will go to look more Western"

This piece is from late last year, but it's a fascinating look at the lengths some will go to change how they look that's worth another look. These photographs are not for everyone, but the subtext we're all familiar with.

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"Pictures of Wildlife in Korea's Demilitarized Zone"

I love this: wildlife photographs of some of the fauna and flora found along the DMZ that divides Korea. "Species that have dwindled or disappeared in some parts of Asia have found refuge in the DMZ..."

...SEE ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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