Nguyen Ngoc Son (30 years old, Ninh Binh), has been living and working in Korea for nearly 5 years. Sharing with Travellive about his inspiration to take photos of natural landscapes in Korea, Ngoc Son said: "My purpose of taking photos is that Korea is just a place for me to work, not to stay long term. Therefore, I decided to buy a camera and go to places with beautiful scenery to take photos to preserve memories of the places I visited in Korea."
Ngoc Son captures and expresses the beauty of Korea with a completely unique perspective.
Ngoc Son took photos in almost all provinces of Korea (except Jeju Island, which he has not been to yet and intends to visit in March next year). Among them, we can name famous cities in Korea such as: Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon... but Gangwon province is the place that Ngoc Son likes to visit the most because of its majestic mountains and seas. Next is North Jeolla province, where everyone wants to visit once in the fall or snow season because of the dreamy scenery.
According to Ngoc Son, the time for him to "hunt" for beautiful moments is mainly early morning or late afternoon because this is the golden time of dawn and dusk. The difficulty in taking the photo series is probably the travel time, he has to go to the locations at night, usually at 11pm, sometimes at 2am. Depending on the distance to travel to match the destination. And the main time for him to take the photos is on the weekend.
Windmills are immersed in the misty light of dawn. This is also the image of Ngoc Son winning the mist theme in the 35AWARDS competition.
Sunrise at Igari Anchor Observatory, South Korea
Igari Anchor Observatory is located in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It is a place that represents green sea pine trees and ship anchors near Igari Beach, attracting many people to catch the sunrise.
"I often travel alone and drive. Sometimes I have to drive up to 5 hours because the location is far away, into deserted places with few people to be able to hunt for the most pristine landscapes. During the snowy season, the road is very dangerous and slippery. The weather in Korea is very cold, sometimes -20 degrees Celsius and can be even higher when on the top of the mountain. In general, it is quite hard, but because of my passion and hobby, I am not afraid of difficulties," Ngoc Son said.
Participating in the annual international photo contest 35AWARDS organized by a team of professional photographers around the world with a careful scoring process by judges from 50 different countries, Ngoc Son has won many awards in different categories such as: fog in the air, nature under snow, lake, sky...
Ngoc Son considers himself a person who likes to "hunt" every beautiful moment of nature in the land of kimchi.
A pair of boats on a river lined with snow-covered willow trees on a misty morning in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province
Aerial view of pine trees covered in snow next to a sheep farm in Gangwon Province
The ancient temple called Hwaeomsa, located on the slopes of Jirisan Mountain, in Masan-myeon, Gurye County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Inside the temple grounds there is a very famous pink apricot tree that many people come to visit and take pictures of. They believe that the pink apricot tree is very sacred, so whoever comes here to see and take pictures will bring good luck.
Romantic sunlight on Hambeaksan Mountain in Gangwon Province
"I love natural scenery, because it is gradually being depleted by the impact of weather and humans. I also like quiet, peaceful places in the mountains or countryside. Therefore, capturing the present moment brings me a feeling of comfort and enjoyment. To me, Korean scenery has its own beauty everywhere. It is important that the photographer fully exploits its beauty at different times. In particular, Autumn in Korea is the time when everyone wants to visit once," Ngoc Son added.
Join Travellive to admire Nguyen Ngoc Son's dreamy photos in Korea:
Sheep Hill in the Snow in Gangwon Province - Daegwallyeong Sheep Farm
Autumn in a soy sauce village, Chungcheongnam Province
Hazy view over Anseong farm, South Korea
The mysterious appearance of a blooming magnolia tree located among ancient tombs inside the Daereungwon tomb complex
Golf course on Baekbongsan Mountain, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province
Rows of spruce trees covered in snow in Damyang, Jeollanam Province
Cherry blossoms bloom everywhere
Suwon Castle at sunset next to a small waterfall
The last remaining cherry blossoms on the green grassland
It would be a waste to visit the ancient capital of Gyeongju during cherry blossom season. This is the only city in Korea where cherry blossoms are everywhere.
Sunset on Incheon Bridge
Sunset on Hambeaksan Mountain in Gangwon Province
