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First Light

Fresh snowfall blankets Seoul as morning light breaks through the clouds. From above, the brief rays illuminate the city, revealing a quiet winter landscape where snow, light, and urban life meet for only a fleeting moment.

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Photographer of the Year Contest

2026

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Landscapes

Non Professional

First Light

Fresh snowfall blankets Seoul as morning light breaks through the clouds. From above, the brief rays illuminate the city, revealing a quiet winter landscape where snow, light, and urban life meet for only a fleeting moment.

About Artist

Sanghoon Park

Sanghoon Park is a South Korean photographer and drone pilot who documents the relationship between people, cities, nature, and human-made light from an aerial perspective. Through his ongoing project, Korea Visual Archive, he records the evolving landscapes of Korea and the traces of human presence across them.

Sanghoon Park

Photographic Areas of Focus

Aerial, Architecture, Landscapes

Location

South Korea

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