Seoul, South Korea (2017)

Seoul, South Korea (2017)

”Conscious that any visit these days could be my last, I’ve made a point on this sweaty saunter down memory lane of revisiting & photographing places & landmarks that I’ve photographed many times over the years. I’ve also gotten acquainted & photographed landmarks that weren’t even around when last I was. Dynamic Seoul – a city slogan – indeed.”

W Hotel, Seoul, South Korea

W Hotel, Seoul, South Korea

Launched in 1998 with the opening of the W New York, W Hotels & Resorts have grown into a chain of some 50 luxury hotels in 24 countries worldwide. Owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, W hotels are generally marketed toward a younger crowd, sporting...
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, South Korea

Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, South Korea

I’m on a bit of a UNESCO World Heritage site crusade on this, my latest trip to South Korea. I didn’t have much time to sightsee when here this time (I rarely do) and given my history with Korea I didn’t have much I wanted to see anyway. That said,...
National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea

National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea

I’ve been visiting the South Korean Capital of Seoul on & off since early 2003. I even lived in the city full-time for a period of almost 3 years. However, prior to yesterday I had never so much as laid eyes on the city’s National Museum of Korea, the...
Gangnam, Seoul || iPhotography

Gangnam, Seoul || iPhotography

I’m back in Seoul, South Korea, my second home. It’s a year since I’ve been here. This time around Dynamic Seoul has thrown up many emotional changes & a few physical ones. Only small ones mind, & not many. I’m beginning this year just...
Changdeokgung, Seoul, South Korea

Changdeokgung, Seoul, South Korea

Changdeokgung Palace is one of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Kings of the Korean Joseon Dynasty (1391-1897) but the only one to have attained UNESCO World Heritage status. It was constructed in 1405, the fifth year of the 3rd King Teajeon’s reign....
Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea

Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea

The Jongmyo Shrine, in the Jongno district of the South Korean capital of Seoul, is a shrine complex, the last of its kind in Asia, the supreme shrine of the state where tablets of royal ancestors, typically kings & queens, are enshrined & where memorial...
Seoul, South Korea (2013)

Seoul, South Korea (2013)

It’s 11 p.m. on February 25, 2013. I’m in Seoul, South Korea. I’ve been here, somewhere I know and love all too well, since mid-January but my latest departure from Korea is fast approaching – in some 15 hours I’ll be on a flight to...
Seoul, South Korea: After Dark

Seoul, South Korea: After Dark

I leave Seoul on Monday for a bit of time ‘down the country’. I’ll have my camera with me but unfortunately I don’t expect to put it to much use between now & the end of August, when I leave South Korea for Sri Lanka. So with that...
Gangnam Style || Seoul, South Korea

Gangnam Style || Seoul, South Korea

Having recently returned to South Korea from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, I took the opportunity of being here, an Aladdin’s Cave for photographers, to add a few lenses to my arsenal. Having done so I took to the streets of Seoul, the South Korean capital,...

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