Model: Nicole Lynn Photographer: Hon Hoang
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Democracy on Fire
Photographer: Hon Hoang Four cities, five rallies, and one (ex) President. I came to South Korea at an interesting time in it’s history. Randomly walking into impeachment rallies, for then South Korean President Park Geun Hye, it felt as if you could not take a stroll in any given city without being swept into the fervor […]
Masked: Adoration and Anonymity
Photography: Hon Hoang In a packed theater in Downtown Los Angeles, the sounds of the audience echo into the locker room. The distant chatter and shuffling of fold out chairs fill the room as the luchadores (masked wrestlers) prepare for their match.
Hong Kong Express
With a stop in Macau Hong Kong Express is a series that explores the everyday life of the people that call Hong Kong their home. In this fast moving and densely populated city, I sought to showcase daily activities and portray beauty in that exists between moments of routine life. Photographer: Hon Hoang
Impermanence: South Korea in Portraits and Photographs
The process of producing a photo book can be difficult and intimidating. Most of us wouldn’t know where to start and even more difficult, we wouldn’t know to end. This is the 3rd revision of my photo book and one of the most important things that got me to this point was making the book available […]
Photoshoot: Calm for the Malaise
Model: Iyanna James Photographer: Hon Hoang Iyanna talks about her time and life in Korea. When in other parts of Korea, I often get gawked at like a zoo animal. I weirdly am pretty unbothered in Changwon. I express myself as I would in Seoul and don’t get the stares for it. It’s highly appreciated and bizarre. Changwon […]
Interview & Photoshoot: Permanence in Flux
Tattoo Culture in South Korea. Photography and Interview by: Hon Hoang He sits in the tattoo parlor telling me about how Korea is changing. In his unique accent, a mix of Korean and Australian, he tells me about a traditional culture that is moving from conservatism towards one of self-expression. Traditional Korean views dictate that having […]