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Global Seoul Mate and National Geographic ran a three-month long project that culminated in the “Seoul through a Lens” event! What does Seoul look like through the lenses of Global Seoul Mates? 

In early September of 2016, local and international members of the Your Shot community and Global Seoul Mates gathered at Deoksugung and in the Jongno area for photo walks. Learn more about the event and see the beauty and charms of Seoul as shot by these passionate photographers. 

 

Day 1. Global Seoul Mates, Deoksugung's Delights  

The day started off at 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 3rd with a photo workshop at Seoul City Hall’s Seosomun Building. The workshop was led by National Geographic editor Jeanne Modderman, and the Deoksugung Palace photo walk followed the conclusion of the workshop.Theworkshopvenue was packed with photo enthusiasts from all over the country and the world, eager to learn more about photography and to shoot Seoul. 

In June 2016, Your Shot National Geographic held an assignment online with the theme of “Ask a Local.” Three winners were chosen from thousands of entrants and the Seoul Metropolitan Government invited the winners to Seoul to take part in the “Seoul throughaLens”event. The three winners, Danilo Dungo, Alexey Ershoy, Dotan Saguy, and 60 Seoul Mates attend the day's workshop and photo walk.



  

Editor Jeanne Modderman spoke about a range of topics. Her presentation covered what it’s like to be a photo editor at National Geographic, the history of National Geographic, and photography itself as a subject. She also gave advice on improving one’sphotographyskills.Workshop attendees were able to try out the new tips at Deoksugung Palace. 





The Deoksugung Palace photo walk proved popular with the workshop attendees as nearly all of them participated in the walk. Participants were divided into 4 groups with Editor Modderman and the three winners each led a group in order to give photo tipsandfeedback.Participants went to great lengths to get the best shots, even lying on the ground without hesitation for that perfect angle.

Day 2. Mission: Capture Seoul's Traditional Beauty! 

The second day's photo walk took place in Insa-dong, a neighborhood that is representative of traditional Seoul. An official city of Seoul cultural heritage guide started off the day. The guide spoke about the area’s points of interest, and the historyofInsa-dong.Participants were given a mission before shooting: capture Seoul’s traditional beauty! They split into small groups and used the photo walk to accomplish the mission and soak in Seoul’s traditional beauty. 





Participants were given time to explore Insa-dong, as well as other areas nearby, such as Bukchon Hanok Village, and Ikseon-dong. The photos speak for themselves; the participants had no trouble capturing Seoul’s traditional beauty. Enthusiasm for theeventwasvery high, some of the participants traveled all the way from Busan to Seoul, just to join “Seoul through a Lens.” Though most of the participants started off as strangers, everyone was brought together by their love of photography and Seoul. 















▲ Seoul through a lens, as photographed by participants of the photo walk 


Photographs from the three winners and Global Seoul Mates will be on exhibition from Nov. 28th through Dec. 9th 2016. The exhibition will be held at Seoul Citizens Hall (level B1), located inside of Seoul City Hall. The exhibition is scheduled to runatCitizensPlaza B, next to the Open Lounge. Don’t miss this chance to see Seoul through a lens as shot by Global Seoul Mates! 

Global Seoul Mate and Visit Seoul create and share content to show off Seoul’s charms to a global audience. Visit Seoul holds many online and offline events in order to share Seoul’s charms with the world. Becoming a Global Seoul Mate has many benefits,suchaschances to meet new people and receive amazing gifts. Any foreign national is eligible to become a Global Seoul Mate, and one becomes a Seoul Mate by taking part in a Global Seoul Mate event. Events are held 3-4 times a year.
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