광주 양동시장

I’m currently reading Crying in H Mart, and it’s bringing back some memories…

Posted on January 13th, 2022 under Korea. Tags: food, gwangju, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Yangdong Market. Comments Off on Kimchi heaven

Posted on October 2nd, 2021 under Korea. Tags: hiking, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Wandering through a national park in Korea

Jeungsimsa (Gwangju, South Korea)

Posted on October 1st, 2021 under Korea. Tags: gwangju, Mount Mudeung National Park, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, temples. Comments Off on Jeungsimsa details

May 18th National Cemetery (Gwangju, South Korea)

Forty-one years ago tomorrow, a student uprising began at the university I taught at back in 2013. In Korean, the event is known as 5·18 (오일팔) or the Gwangju Democratization Struggle (광주 민주화 항쟁). 1,394 people were arrested for involvement in the Gwangju uprising, and 427 were indicted. Seven of those received death sentences and 12 received life sentences. 137 victims were carried in handcarts and garbage trucks to be buried at the Old Mangweol-dong Cemetery which has become the “new” Mangweol-dong Cemetery and is the location where today’s photo was taken.

Posted on May 17th, 2021 under Korea. Tags: gwangju, May 18 5.18, Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AF-D nikkor lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Gwangju Uprising

Gwangju, South Korea (July 2013)

The building near the center is the Gwangju World Cup Stadium. Unfortunately, I never got there during my summer in South Korea. The stadium is the largest football (soccer) stadium in Korea with a seating capacity of over 44,000 (although attendance is usually just a few thousand).

Posted on April 22nd, 2021 under Korea. Tags: gwangju, landscape, Mount Mudeung National Park, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Gwangju from Mudeungsan National Park