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Sonmat(손맛): How Korean Food Brought Me Comfort [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

The international life is a difficult one. To me, no single place has ever felt one hundred percent like home. While I've felt at home in each culture I've lived in, the sense of being foreign or alien has always lingered. In Australia, I felt too...

2026.3.13

The Two Foods Showing K-Food’s Wonderful Harmonization, Bibimbap and Tangpyeongchae! [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

I have always loved eating K-food such as Bibimbap and Bulgogi. Later, I realized K-food can be divided into two; by traditional K-food, which includes Bibimbap and modern K-food that contains instant foods like fried chicken. However, I think...

2026.3.13

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Our Hanok, Korea's Hanok [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

Do you know about Korea's traditional house? I will give you a hint. First, it has a black roof. Second, it is made with wood, earth, stone, and straw. Lastly, rich people live there now. Yes, it is a Hanok! Today, I will write about Hanok. Pay...

2026.3.13

A tower that took its place for centuries, Cheomseongdae [Photo Essay Contest - Gold Prize Winner]

What comes to your mind when you hear the name “Gyeongju”? In my opinion, I think of Cheomseongdae, a tower that has stood there for many centuries. Today, I am going to describe the most beautiful observatory tower I have ever seen.

2026.3.13

Tigers and Magpies [Photo Essay Contest - Gold Prize Winner]

Countries have their own representative animals. For example, the U.S. has the bald eagle, China has the giant panda, and Australia has the kangaroo and the koala. In the same, South Korea has its own symbolic animals: the tiger and the magpie...

2026.3.13

Amazing Taekwondo Tournaments [Photo Essay Contest - Gold Prize Winner]

I want to tell you about the amazing parts of Taekwondo tournaments. It is widely known that Taekwondo is a traditional Korean martial art, and Korea is well known for winning many gold medals in this sport during the Olympic Games. Imagine that...

2026.3.13

My Gyeongju cultural experience [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

Have you ever been to Gyeongju? Gyeongju, which was even once a Silla’s capital is one of the APEC host cities and has a lot of culture and history. Gyeongju is even called a “museum without walls” because of its historical sites. So, today, I...

2025.7.28

Forgotten Giants of Gyeongju [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

Each cultural heritage around the world has a reason for why it was built, and some historical events that have been connected to it. I recently visited Gyeongju and saw many cultural heritage sites there. One of them was the East and West...

2025.7.28

The Twin Mounds of Hwangnamdaechong: A Symbol of Softness and Unity [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

Gyeongju, which is also called the Golden city, is known for being the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom for nearly a thousand years. It boasts royal tombs, historic museums, and Buddhist relics. As a South Korean citizen, I felt proud that...

2025.7.28

From Hwarang Loyalty to the 3.1 Independence Marches [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

“Young lady, come here!”. I walked down the historical alleys of Gyeongju by myself, and this unknown, sudden whispering call echoed, as if the past itself was trying to reach out to me. Rewinding to 19 January 2025, during the cold winter, I came...

2025.7.28

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photo essay contest

Latest News

Sonmat(손맛): How Korean Food Brought Me Comfort [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

The Two Foods Showing K-Food’s Wonderful Harmonization, Bibimbap and Tangpyeongchae! [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

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Our Hanok, Korea's Hanok [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

A tower that took its place for centuries, Cheomseongdae [Photo Essay Contest - Gold Prize Winner]

Tigers and Magpies [Photo Essay Contest - Gold Prize Winner]

Amazing Taekwondo Tournaments [Photo Essay Contest - Gold Prize Winner]

My Gyeongju cultural experience [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

Forgotten Giants of Gyeongju [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

The Twin Mounds of Hwangnamdaechong: A Symbol of Softness and Unity [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]

From Hwarang Loyalty to the 3.1 Independence Marches [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner]