EDUCATION

- Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, USA. BFA in Photography. 

- Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea. B.A. in English Language and Literature.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 - Photographer, Studio 211.  

 - Manager, Samsung Electronics, Overseas market management.

 RECOGNITIONS

- Selected as one of the 200 shorlisted images of 2020 Portrait of Humanity by British Journal of Photography and Magnum Photos, UK.

- Grand Prize, 2019 FACES Portrait Photography Contest by PDN(Photo District News), USA.

- Gold Prize, 2017 Sony World Photography Award National Award, UK.

- Silver Prize in the Editorial/Environmental category in 2019 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Japan.

- Silver Prize in the Editorial/Photo Essay category in 2019 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Japan.

- Bronze Prize in the Portfolio/Personal category in 2018 Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia.

- Honorable Mentions in 4 categories in 2019 IPA (International Photography Awards) – Photo Essay, Portrait, Analogue Film, Street, USA.

- Honorable Mentions in 5 categories in 2019 IPA Street Photography Awards, USA.

- Featured in The Competition Gallery, 2019 Lens Culture Photography Awards, Netherlands.

- Featured in The Guardian, 2017.

EXHIBITIONS

- Solo Show: ONCE, Look-in-Side Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 2023.

- Group Show: Street Photography, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece, 2018.

- Group Show: Analog vs. Digital, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, 2017.

- Group Show: 2018 LA Art Show, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, USA.

- Solo Show: The Moment, Do Arte Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, 2017.

- Group Show: The Sony World Photography Awards 2017, Somerset House, London, UK.

- Group Show: Dwelling, Yoon’s Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, 2016.

-Solo Show: San Francisco 2015, Still Lights Gallery, San Francisco, USA

PUBLICATIONS

- ONCE, iTTa Publishing, 2023.