TIFA 2023 Architecture / Cityscapes

Dark Soul: Scenes from Korea

  • Prize
    Gold in Architecture/Cityscapes, 1st Place winner in Architecture
  • Photographer
    Yoshihiko Wada
  • Technical Info
    Most Images Were Captured By A Daytime Hyper-long Exposure Combined With Panorama Technique.
  • Photo Date
    June, 2023

These images are from my first travel to Korea in June 2023. I visited three big cities in Korea: Seoul, Busan, and Inchon. Seoul, it was so intriguing that historical architecture and modern live together. Busan, especially the coastal area looks like a little Dubai. The Inchon Bridge was worth looking for taking a detour to a new city, rapidly glowing in the country.

As well as being a passionate photographer, Yoshihiko is a professional sound designer in the demanding video game industry. Waterfalls were his first obsession and he found himself enamored with the surrealistic smooth flow caused by ND filters. He now finds himself in his most comfortable place in the black-and-white fine art architectural genre. In 2016, his panoramic long-exposure bridge-city scape “The Land of Connections” topped many photo competitions, including one of the prestigious awards, the International Photo Award (IPA).