VOL.69/2024.04

 

#Photograph

KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform

2023.09.04

 

Having someone to miss is

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Having someone to miss is
Subtitle | Whisper of Poetry and Photography
Author | Choi Byungkwan
Publisher | HanulMPlus Inc.
Publication Date | 2018-04-10
ISBN | 9788946064478
No. of pages | 256
Dimensions | 153 * 224

 

2. Book Intro

 

This book introduces the poetry and photography of Choi Byung-gwan, a DMZ photographer, under the theme of longing. The longing for his mother in his previous work, “Mother’s Silk Road” and the pain revealed in “450-Day Diary of 155-miles DMZ” are further emotionally elaborated in the book. He has written poetry whenever he is unable to express his feelings in his photography of nature. Hence, there remain glimpses of unanswered curiosity in his poems and photographs. By following this curiosity, the readers can observe the longing expressed in these unresolved emotions and thoughts. ‘I miss her but cannot meet her’; the misfortune disguised as a blessing has led him, in a sense, to photography and poetry. This book is like a diary that allows readers to see the author’s days of chasing his feelings of longing.

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The Photo Studio in the Woods

1. Publication Details

 

Title | The Photo Studio in the Woods
Author | LEE SI WON
Publisher | GORAEBAETSOK
Publication Date | 2015-11-30
ISBN | 9788992505529
No. of pages | 26
Dimensions | 245 * 226

 

2. Book Intro

 

The photographer owl and his assistant bear visit the forest village and set up their photography business. They hang their sign, “Family Photo Studio Specializing in Forest Photos,” on an olive tree branch. The first customers are the lion family. Mommy lion, daddy lion and baby lion strike a great pose for their photo. Next is the gorilla family. Daddy gorilla and baby gorilla make fun poses for their photo. Next is the snake family. The snake couple embrace each other lovingly for their photo. The shoot last from morning until sunset, and the long line of animal families get their photos and return home. As the owl and bear are preparing to finish their day, a young panda, who has been observing the photo session from a distance, comes by and says, “I want a family photo, too!” The bear and owl prepare their equipment to take a photo for the young panda. Then, just as the owl is about to click the shutter, they hear, “Wait!” Looking back, they notice that the animal families, whom they thought had gone home, are gathering around. What are the animal families trying to do? The last scene of the story will surely one of heartwarming emotion.
The Photo Studio in the Woods prompts readers to think about the definition of family through the concept of “family photo,” which records a family relationship and give a new meaning to it. While the animals of the village who gathered around the young panda are not related to the him, the animals captured inside the frame are members of a community, a new type of family that is bound by love. This provides us an opportunity to reflect on how we form families.

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One Day

1. Publication Details

 

Title | One Day
Subtitle | Park Nohae Photo Essay 01
Author | Park Nohae
Publisher | Slow Walking
Publication Date | 2019-10-16
ISBN | 9788991418264
No. of pages | 136
Dimensions | 145 * 210

 

2. Book Intro

 

One day published in 2019, is the first volume in the ‘Park Nohae photo essay’ series, ‘vagabond notes’ and ‘thick letters’ recorded over the past twenty years and addressed to the hearts of all those people seeking the way. This book enables you to experience one day across the world, making your own one day wonderful and present. “I have ever lived day by day. I am touched, give thanks, endure.” - Park Nohae

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Rainbow Unmanned Photo Studio

 

Title | Rainbow Unmanned Photo Studio
Author | Kim Jae-hui
Publisher | Bookocean, Inc.
Publication Date | 2023-01-25
ISBN | 9788967997458
No. of pages | 260
Dimensions | 141 * 205

 

2. Book Intro

 

People with various stories appear in the ‘Rainbow Unmanned Photo Studio (Mumusa for short)’. The studio’s owner was a former photojournalist who keeps a secret, an unemployed person who fell victim to voice phishing crimes, an IT developer who became an animation character enthusiast instead of forming romantic relations with real people, a middle-aged woman who divorced her husband and fell into despair, and a female show host who regrets aging due to a junior show host’s pressure... etc. Although they were neglected by their original community, they all meet at this warm space of ‘Mumusa’ and share their warmth, taking each step at a time. And each member’s wish comes true... If you have a wish to make for the New Year, knock on the doors of Mumusa with all your might.

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Potato Flowers

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Potato Flowers
Subtitle | A Photo Essay by Kim Jee-youn
Author | Kim Jeeyoun
Publisher | Youlhwadang
Publication Date | 2017-11-30
ISBN | 9788930105996
No. of pages | 208
Dimensions | 140 * 220

 

2. Book Intro

 

The photographs the author has shown so far in several private exhibitions such as “Rice Mill,” “I Go to the Barbershop”, “Moitdong (meaning a graveyard),” and “An Old Room” capture a room guarded alone by a grandmother with her hair pulled back into a bun, a graveyard surrounded by a basalt fence against the backdrop of the sea of Jeju Island, a barbershop with a signboard that has a few characters missing, and a rice mill with blue-tinted dark green roofs. So what message was the artist trying to convey through these old and not unusual objects? As witnessed in her another title “archivist,” a term referring to photographer Kim, it may have been an earnest desire to pass the “signs of fond memories” on to the next generation by recording the disappearing things.
Currently, Kim Jeeyoun runs “Community Museum Gyenam Rice Mill,” which is a village cultural community space located in Jinan, North Jeolla Province. It was started from an idea that came to the artist while searching for rice mills across the country to take pictures of them. The idea was simply that it would be good to buy a rice mill and carry out various cultural activities. In addition, the artist held exhibitions under the unique themes of “Flower Days,” “Our Neighborhood” and “Deserted Everyday Life” while she ran the “Seohak-dong Photo Studio,” which was an exhibition hall in the Seohak-dong Art Village in Jeonju. The author’s walk of life is analogous to that of cultural activists who strive to revive the modern culture. The recently published Potato Flowers contains the sincere thoughts derived from the journey of life in an artless voice.
Potato Flowers is the first essay authored by photographer Kim Jeeyoun. Although several collections of photographs published so far include the author’s unique style of writing, this essay contains not pieces of writing that explain photos but the motivation for taking pictures, thoughts about the objects the author wants to record consistently, and private personal records. With these, readers can see the overall picture of the person named Kim Jeeyoun. This is also a place where the author shyly expresses her fervor about writing that she has had since her youth. Poet Kim Youngchun highly regarded her unfeigned writing skill, saying that he would have recommended that she quit photography and start writing if he had met her when she was young.

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Pictures for what can’t be said, writings for what can’t be shown

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Pictures for what can’t be said, writings for what can’t be shown
Subtitle | The lives of neighbors doing the best they can
Author | Choi Philjo
Publisher | Alpha Media
Publication Date | 2019-09-24
ISBN | 9791196396855
No. of pages | 240
Dimensions | 220 * 180

 

2. Book Intro

 

The author has compiled artistic photos and poems that capture candid aspects of our neighbors around us. This work is composed of four main categories: “From behind,” “Hands,” “Bamgol village (shanty town),” and “On the road.” Each story conveys deeply moving experiences. The author has discovered the true nature of the world, such as the emotions that people have forgotten due to their busy lives, the little things that make us happy but have been left behind, the bitter lives of the disadvantaged, and sincerity that quiets lies and helps us realize the truth.
Through the calm yet powerful photographs and the writings filled with cutting remarks, bloggers who dearly value the author are able to enjoy experiencing the lives of others and will be left in awe and admiration.

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Interesting Penguin Photobook

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Interesting Penguin Photobook
Author | Kim Wansoo
Publisher | PenguinWorld
Publication Date | 2017-11-10
ISBN | 9791195868254
No. of pages | 32
Dimensions | 216 * 254

 

2. Book Intro

 

This is a photo book that the author visited the South Pole for over 10 times to take pictures of various aspects of the interesting penguins.
An interesting picture book for children showing the photographs of penguin’s poo-poo, pictures of love, the Antarctic penguin’s aircraft carrier and family sharing love as well as the image of a penguin going to church.

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Surprised by Joy—Impatient as the Wind

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Surprised by Joy—Impatient as the Wind
Subtitle | A Photographer’s Writing Sent by the Wind
Author | Ham Cheolhun
Publisher | olivebooks
Publication Date | 2014-09-14
ISBN | 9788994035253
No. of pages | 216
Dimensions | 152 * 223

 

2. Book Intro

 

The photographs and essays produced by Ham reflect his insights about the beauty in ordinary life, life wisdom, passion for life, and warm care for the world.
Surprised by Joy—Impatient as the Wind is composed of the things we love or the things we cannot help but love, such as those things that show endless beauty, glittering roads in the sunlight, days with the shining memories and every moment of life, which are all captured through the author’s unique insight and affection. The universe residing in a flower, emotional touch by a tree, adventures for life, and a heart that cares about neighborhoods are described in his book. These are things you can see only when you try to look carefully at the deepest parts of them because numerous unsaid stories are hidden inside them.
Readers will encounter the pleasure, happiness, love, and dreams of the author through ordinary stories of life.

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2X Magnifying Camera

1. Publication Details

 

Title | 2X Magnifying Camera
Author | Hyun-jung Sung, Yoon-hee Lee
Publisher |BIR Publishing Co., Ltd.
Publication Date | 2017-10-27
ISBN | 9788949161952
No. of pages | 88
Dimensions | 155 * 222

 

2. Book Intro

 

This book expertly deals with the theme of parent-child conflicts through a novel device called a magic camera. As the magic camera doubles the number of parents from two to four, the conflicts between them and their children become amplified.
Although 2X Magnifying Camera is full of unexpected twists and turns, it’s not entirely a humorous book. Two mothers means twice the nagging, and four fathers means no room for any of the children in the house. The exponential growth in the number of parents magnifies every problem to be clearer than ever. Hyun-jung Sung, the author, links reality and fantasy to deliver a different and fantastic literary world. Although there are many stories about family in Korean literature, this is the most unique and realistic story yet.

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Photograph Reading

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Photograph Reading
Subtitle | A story about a photograph you came across
Author | Kim Kyunghoon
Publisher | SIGONGSA Co., Ltd.
Publication Date | 2019-03-21
ISBN | 9788952798336
No. of pages | 348
Dimensions | 150 * 205

 

2. Book Intro

 

A Guide for Communicating with Photos
We are beyond the era of 24-cut and 36-cut film cameras or the digital camera. It is now the era of smart phone. The role of photos changed from commemorating special days to recording ordinary moments in our daily lives. Photographs have become a form of language and an ordinary mode of communication to depict stories. However, as photographs become part of our daily lives, the standard of “good photographs” has become more ambiguous. Photograph Reading is not a book that simply shares photos, but a guidebook that explains why photos are important and how to read the stories captured in each one.
This book was inspired by the photograph of a migrant mother and her children at the US-Mexican border. The author shares his unique hands-on experience with photographs from the past and the present. The author’s reporting on the Pregant Comfort Woman is paired with the author’s experience of reporting on Chinese comfort women and poignantly caputures the controversal history. Robert Capa’s major works come to life with testimonials of the author and his American colleague’s experience. The author shares unknown stories about famous photographs and tells mesmerizing stories of unknown photos in a single volume. Borrowing from the intriguing and heart rending stories behind photographs, the author offers a different approach towards photographs -- a record of history and media -- as well as a framework to view our society.

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