City Soleil : The Last Moment

• Photographer
  Urim Hong
• Technical Info
  LeicaMP, 35mm, 1/125, f16, ISO 800
• Photo Date
  2020.2.28
• Website
  http://www.urimgraphy.com

Once a passionate pupil of the violin in City Soleil, had now become a downcast boy with a big cap who no longer had interest in playing. Water on the brain was causing his head to grow bigger day after day. "If it's okay," I asked guardedly, "could you play once more for me, Luxon?" I had a sudden feeling that we only had little moment left together. With his eyes closed, the boy played his tune just in time to meet a ray of light.

• Biography
  Urim Hong is a photographer who searches for light in the isolated world. After majoring in the humanities as well as pedagogy, he taught children for a decade and, in that process, found himself called to photography. He majored in photography at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Currently, he is leading a project for the children and orphans in Citi Soleil, a small village within the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area in Haiti. He was selected as Editorial Photographer of the year at the 2018 IPA, 2019 MIFA and PDNedu Awards, 2020, 2022 IPA Documentary(Editorial) winner.
• Awards
  <2017> 2017 : International Photographer of The Year(IPOTY) / Children / Honorable mentioned <2018> 2018 : International Photography Awards(IPA) / Editorial photographer of the Year/nonpro 2018 : International Photography Awards(IPA) / Editorial / 1st place 2018 : International Photography Awards(IPA) / Photo Essay / Honorable mentioned 2018 : Lucie Awards / Discovery of the Year finalist 2018 : Tokyo International Foto Awards(TIFA) / Editorial / Category winner 2nd 2018 : Tokyo International Foto Awards(TIFA) / People / Gold 2018 : Tokyo International Foto Awards(TIFA) / Children / Gold 2018 : Lensculture B&W Photography Awards finalist <2019> PDN EDU Awards - Documentary Photographer of the Year Moscow International Foto Awards(MIFA) -Editorial Photographer of the Year(nonpro) -Portfolio of the Year -Photo Essay / Gold -Personal portfolio / Gold -People / Gold 2019 PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS -Portraiture / Gold 2019 PX3 State of the World -Curational Selection 2019 Monovision Photography Awards -People / 3rd place -Photojournalism / Honorable Mentioned <2020> 2020 International Photography Awards(IPA) : MOVEMENT - People / Honorable Mentioned 2020 Moscow International Foto Awards(MIFA) - Ediorial,Personality / Gold - Portrait,Children / Silver 2020 International Photography Awards(IPA) - Editorial,Press / 1st place - Jury Top 5 Selection / Professional - Editorial, Personality / Honorable mentioned 2020 Tokyo International Foto Awards(TIFA) - People, Children / Gold, Bronze - Editorial, Personality / Silver - Jury Top 5 Selection, Editorial 2020 Budafest International Foto Awards(BIFA) - Event / 2nd place - Event, music / Gold - Editorial, photo essay / Silver - Editorial, Political / Silver 2021 Moscow International Foto Awards(MIFA) - Event-sports / gold 2021 PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS - Press Feature Story / Silbver - State of the world curational selection 2022 International Photography Awards(IPA) - Editorial / Press, 1st place