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Honorable Mention BIFA 2019 Editorial / Political

Political Winds In Open Grasslands

  • Photographer
    Jung Hanjo
  • Agency / Studio
    Kong Media
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Editorial / Political

Demonstration site to protest against the ruling party’s corruption. People think of grasslands, horses and nomads first when it comes to Mongolia. But, Mongolia is gradually changing dynamically. Recently, there were a lot of demonstrations under the stimulus of the developed networking and changes in the neighboring countries. A future political change is in the spotlight about Mongolia which is static country and has reclusive image.

I am a Korean photographer and photo critic. I majored in fine art and photography in Hongik University, Korea and got a doctor’s degree in Art Plastic. I am the first doctor in photography in Korea and now teaching students in universities while working as photographer and photo critic. Furthermore, I have published many books and photo albums, for example 'Photo – Theory and Practice', 'A Guide to Photo Viewing', and 'Seoul by Night'.