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The Work in Pictures
The full archive, organized by initiative: Lumen Education, Angels for the Journey, LeadersTimes press trips, and MediaWatchTV. Click any photo to view it full size.
Reading together with children at one of the three Lumen libraries we built inside local churches in Siem Reap, stocked with books in Khmer, English, and Korean.
Presenting a donated collection of Lumen's multilingual children's books to the National Library of Cambodia in Phnom Penh.
At the gates of the National Library of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, our partner on free Korean-language and cultural-exchange programs.
Holding two of the books we published, "Amok" and "Phnom Pros and Phnom Srei," both retellings of Cambodian stories co-written with local youth.
Speaking to children and families at a library opening, introducing books written in the languages they actually read.
In the village outside Siem Reap where our first library stands, in a community with no bookshop or library within reach.
Walking the village with local children, the readers Lumen Education was built for.
A children's reading session in Phnom Penh, where kids page through books many are holding for the first time.
Visiting a family we support in the Philippines, one of the households Angels for the Journey accompanies with tuition and school supplies.
With a supported family after delivering scholarship funds in person, the way Angels for the Journey has worked since 2021.
An afternoon of games during a family visit, because the work is about showing up, not just sending money.
Reviewing school documents with a supported family to make sure tuition, fees, and enrollment are all covered.
Delivering scholarship support in person to a student in the Philippines.
A home visit with Angels for the Journey volunteers in the Philippines, sitting with a family in their own home.
Reading with her the picture book we made together about the Filipino folktale of the durian, during a biweekly Angels for the Journey visit in the Philippines.
A fundraising event for Angels for the Journey, raising the funds that keep students across Southeast Asia in school.
On assignment at the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, covering the anniversary of the bombing for LeadersTimes readers in Korea.
At the Peace Memorial Ceremony grounds in Hiroshima on the morning of the anniversary, among thousands gathered to remember the dead.
With a hibakusha legacy successor at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, after a session passing survivor testimony on to the next generation.
Leaving a note at the small memorial to the American airmen who died in the bombing, a story rarely told in either country.
The flower wreath ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, honoring the UN soldiers who died in the Korean War.
Interviewing Rear Admiral Neil Koprowski at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan for LeadersTimes.
The 'Freedom Isn't Free' t-shirts we designed and sold to fund the flower-wreath donations at the UN Memorial Cemetery.
The memorial service for the fallen UN soldiers of the Korean War, held each year at the cemetery in Busan.
Reporting on political corruption in Korea alongside MediaWatchTV Chief Executive Editor Hwang Uiwon, whose coverage I translated into English.
Visiting the MediaWatch newsroom, a still from the documentary I produced on the outlet's fight for press freedom.
Street protests during the impeachment crisis, a still from the documentary; scenes like this are where the fight over Korea's media plays out.
The National Assembly speaker calls the impeachment vote, a still from the documentary.
A weekly gathering at the Mission Center for Migrants in Daegu, alongside its founder, Pastor Ko.
The Mid-autumn Harvest Full Moon Festa with the Mission Center for Migrants, celebrating alongside migrant and industrial workers in Korea.