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Close-up of a Dolharubang stone grandfather face.

Where Stone Remembers

A walk through Jeju Stone Park, and how volcanic stone carries the island’s founding myth.

Jocheon, Jeju

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Hoarfrost on a branch in Gyeongancheon Wetland Ecological Park.

The Wetland’s Empty Hours

A winter walk through Gyeongancheon, and what yeobaek asks of a photograph that has almost nothing left in it.

Gwangju, Gyeonggi

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Single sheep standing in a grassy field at Samyang Ranch under bright sunlight.

Wind, Livestock & a Rural Dream

A highland ranch in Pyeongchang, and what its steady wind, grazing sheep, and cowboy-themed dog show reveal about postwar Korea and the pull of American culture.

Pyeongchang, Gangwon

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A crowded rocky mountaintop: hikers spread across bare rock and a dirt path, pink balloons and paper pinwheels strung on a line above them, a white dome shaped like a golf ball on a concrete tower, and a ridge of antenna masts behind. — Peak Hour on Gwanaksan
Week of 7 September 2026

A pond filled with broad lotus leaves, many brown seed pods on tall stems and a few white flowers, with a traditional tiled-roof pavilion and dark pine trees behind. — Lotus Going to Seed
Week of 31 August 2026

A small plover with a brown back, white front, a single dark band across its chest, a dark cap and a bright yellow ring around its eye, standing on open sand. — A Plover on the Sand
Week of 24 August 2026

A large round white sightseeing balloon floats high above a long stone fortress wall, a ring-shaped basket of passengers below it on a single cable, small figures on the grass at the foot of the wall, and apartment towers in the distance. — Above the Old Wall
Week of 17 August 2026