My Seoul-Called Life

aaronbrown · July 21, 2009

I've been in South Korea for over a year now and I thought I'd share the one photo I've taken that, for me, embodies life near Seoul:

Dynamic doesn't quite describe how different Seoul is from day to day -- almost hour to hour. Things tend to get a bit crowded here with all the construction going on. It's a wonder how many businesses can fit, let alone survive.

If you like the shot, help me out and vote for it at the National Geographic Traveler and Photo District News "World in Focus" photo contest.

Here's a small glimpse of my daily grind in South Korea -- living near Seoul specifically:

- Capitalism towers as high over this country as it does in the U.S -

- There are a lot of buildings in such a small place. A lot. -

- There are plenty of breathtaking sites balanced by quirky oddities. -

- And two universal truths are apparent: -

1: Gods are gods, no matter what, no matter where.

2: Big Brother is always watching...

Thanks for checking this out!

dlplumer · July 21, 2009

These are teriffic Aaron. Many of these are HDR, yes? I love the effect you are getting.

Dan

kdog · July 21, 2009

I agree, these are great. I wish you would allow viewing larger than 'L' size in your gallery though. They look pretty small to those of us with hi-res monitors and are hard to see details. I think these picture deserve to be seen big.

Cheers,
-joel

mayassa · July 21, 2009

Are you based in Seoul?

aaronbrown · July 21, 2009

dlplumer wrote:

These are teriffic Aaron. Many of these are HDR, yes? I love the effect you are getting.

Dan

Thanks, Dan. About hald of these are HDR processed through Photomatix: 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18. Glad you like 'em, your landscapes are great -- particularly Toroweap, Tucsan, and the Canadian Rockies.

Cheers!

aaronbrown · July 21, 2009

kdog wrote:

I agree, these are great. I wish you would allow viewing larger than 'L' size in your gallery though. They look pretty small to those of us with hi-res monitors and are hard to see details. I think these picture deserve to be seen big.

Cheers,
-joel

Beefed 'em up to XXL for now. Hope that helps. Thanks for your words!

aaronbrown · July 21, 2009

mayassa wrote:

Are you based in Seoul?

Yes. Actually, I just started my second year living here in Ilsan (it's very close to Seoul). My girlfriend and I both teach English here -- she's at a private high school and I'm at a private academy. It's been such an awesome experience for us so far! We'll be returning home next June-ish... that is as long as the North doesn't start a war first.

My Seoul-Called Life

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