tales from Korea

The first time at having a chance to visit a large comic convention came up today and I couldn’t resist jumping at the opportunity to head over and check it out. It was well worth going to; many people showed up in magnificent costumes and the convention itself, whilst being amateur, had a whole lot of talented artists displaying their goods. I would of liked to support the comic creators but of course the comics are in Korean.

Here is a selection of photographs from the convention:

Ahhh, free from shackles of study. That sentence itself sounds likes a contradiction – academic freedom and all that but during my studies the last two years I was so busy with papers and research and this and that, I never had the time, patience or inspiration to partake in photographic adventures. That time is over – when work in school is finished, I can really do whatever the hell I want, no deadlines, no worries.

I joined the Seoul Photo Club a few weeks ago, their strict posting and commenting rules actually attracted me, and you know what? It seems to have worked really well at keeping the typical attention seeking posters away. Members are mature, insightful, critical and talented. I joined up with a few of the members on a day trip last weekend in which we went to the city hall area to see a photographic exhibition of works by Bae Bien-U – a talented and highly successful landscape photographer. We had a great time talking about photography, shooting and checking out the sights at the same time.

Here are a few photographs from that day:

The day was great and I’m looking forward to the next meet with SPC members.