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Gold 2022 Editorial / Personality

Forgotten Heroes

Campaign for the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. Korea, as one of the world's few divided countries, experienced the agony of war in 1950. There are about 58,000 surviving veterans and this number decreases each year. Many stories, including from a student soldier who walked through tens of thousands of dead bodies to the first female soldier. Now they just look like an old man living next door. What can we do to commemorate and honor their noble sacrifice before they run their course? Forgotten heroes in our neighbor, we thank you for your service.

  • Biography
    Urim Hong is a photographer who searches for light in the isolated world. After majoring in the humanities as well as pedagogy, he taught children for a decade and, in that process, found himself called to photography. He majored in photography at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Currently, he is leading a project for the children and orphans in Citi Soleil, a small village within the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area in Haiti. He was selected as Editorial Photographer of the year at the 2018 IPA, 2019 MIFA and PDNedu Awards, 2020, 2022 IPA Documentary(Editorial) winner.
  • Awards
    <2017> 2017 : International Photographer of The Year(IPOTY) / Children / Honorable mentioned <2018> 2018 : International Photography Awards(IPA) / Editorial photographer of the Year/nonpro 2018 : International Photography Awards(IPA) / Editorial / 1st place 2018 : International Photography Awards(IPA) / Photo Essay / Honorable mentioned 2018 : Lucie Awards / Discovery of the Year finalist 2018 : Tokyo International Foto Awards(TIFA) / Editorial / Category winner 2nd 2018 : Tokyo International Foto Awards(TIFA) / People / Gold 2018 : Tokyo International Foto Awards(TIFA) / Children / Gold 2018 : Lensculture B&W Photography Awards finalist <2019> PDN EDU Awards - Documentary Photographer of the Year Moscow International Foto Awards(MIFA) -Editorial Photographer of the Year(nonpro) -Portfolio of the Year -Photo Essay / Gold -Personal portfolio / Gold -People / Gold 2019 PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS -Portraiture / Gold 2019 PX3 State of the World -Curational Selection 2019 Monovision Photography Awards -People / 3rd place -Photojournalism / Honorable Mentioned <2020> 2020 International Photography Awards(IPA) : MOVEMENT - People / Honorable Mentioned - People / Honorable Mentioned 2020 Moscow International Foto Awards(MIFA) - Ediorial,Personality / Gold - Portrait,Children / Silver 2020 International Photography Awards(IPA) - Editorial,Press / 1st place - Jury Top 5 Selection / Professional 2020 Tokyo International Foto Awards(TIFA) - People, Children / Gold - Editorial, Personality / Silver - Jury Top 5 Selection, Editorial 2020 Budafest International Foto Awards(BIFA) - Event / 2nd place - Event, music / Gold - Editorial, photo essay / Silver - Editorial, Political / Silver - People, children / Bronze - Photo essay / Honorable mentioned 2021 Moscow International Foto Awards(MIFA) - Event-sports / gold 2022 International Photography Awards(IPA) - Editorial / Press, 1st place

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