Insadong and Cheonggyecheon - Spectral Codex

These images were captured in the Jongno-gu of Seoul, mainly in Insadong, an upscale, artsy neighbourhood, and along Cheonggyecheon Stream.

Taking a stroll along the stream in early spring.
Taking a stroll along the stream in early spring.
The busy pedestrian streets of Insadong.
The busy pedestrian streets of Insadong.
A lover’s art project in Ssamziegil.
A lover’s art project in Ssamziegil.
Ssamziegil scrawlings.
Ssamziegil scrawlings.
Coffee 5000 artwork.
Coffee 5000 artwork.
Dongdongju house.
Dongdongju house.
Insadong alleyways.
Insadong alleyways.
My favourite mandu (dumpling) house in Insadong.
My favourite mandu (dumpling) house in Insadong.
A corner block in Jongno.
A corner block in Jongno.
Jongno tools.
Jongno tools.
Cheonggyecheon stream at sunset.
Cheonggyecheon stream at sunset.

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Series: South Korea 2012

A complete travelogue from one unplanned week in Seoul, South Korea. These stories are evenly divided between lengthy photo essays and brief photo galleries and are arranged in rough chronological order.

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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.