Yehyun Kim

Photographer
Wander
Location: Secaucus, New Jersey
Nationality: South Korean
Biography: I'm based in Secaucus, New Jersey and available for freelance photo and video work in NJ and NY. I was born and raised in South Korea and moved to the U.S. in my early twenties to live a life doing what I'm passionate about – telling... MORE
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Wander
Copyright Yehyun Kim 2024
Updated Dec 2022
Summary
Wander
Will people have forgotten about me? Will I feel like a foreigner?

Fear and excitement coursed through me as I fly to Korea. Due to the pandemic, I couldn't visit my hometown for almost three years.

What is Korea to me? Do I still want to visit Seoul every year? Why?

I am at home, but I remind myself that it is not my home anymore.
If I tried to have two homes, neither will become my home.

Wandering around, I pay attention to my feelings and thoughts to answer what I want Korea to be to me.

October, 2021 - ongoing
Wander

Will people have forgotten about me? Will I feel like a foreigner?

Fear and excitement coursed through me as I fly to Korea. Due to the pandemic, I couldn't visit my hometown for almost three years.

What is Korea to me? Do I still want to visit Seoul every year? Why?

I am at home, but I remind myself that it is not my home anymore.
If I tried to have two homes, neither will become my home.

Wandering around, I pay attention to my feelings and thoughts to answer what I want Korea to be to me.

October, 2021 - ongoing
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