Monday, May 25th 2009, 5 PM Canon Korea Consumer Imaging presents:
Humanity Witnessed: Jean Chung and Shiho Fukada
Location: Canon Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Two female Asian photojournalists, Jean Chung and Shiho Fukada, are having a two-person exhibit sponsored by Canon Korea in Seoul next Monday. Curated by Jean Chung herself and Park Junga, a South Korean curator, the exhibit will showcase 17 color photographs shot in Afghanistan and China.
In 'Life after the Fall of the Taliban,' Chung will show the Afghan people living in the conflicts. Fukada's work is primarily about the school collapse in Sichuan province after the earthquake last year.
Chung hopes to introduce more international photojournalists and promote photojournalism in South Korea.
Chung has gained international recognition after winning two awards from Perpignan, France, from her work in Afghanistan and Africa. Fukada's work from Sichuan earthquake was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize by the New York Times.