City Soleil is a shantytown where the people live in extreme poverty in Haiti. A city is experiencing extreme hunger, unemployment, formation of armed gangs, violations under violence.This is not their choice but what they are born with. However human can indeed adjust to their environment but one can nurture the courage to face it through learning. Saying no to their destined environment and learning continuously by dreaming for a better tomorrow, it was their passionate heart for learning that made it possible. This is the narratives of the children who prevail in hunger but in sincerity.
Urim Hong is a editorial 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. He captures various stories of the world on camera, including Haiti's City soleil project. He was selected as Editorial Photographer of the year at the 2018 IPA, 2019 MIFA and won 1st place in the editorial of the 2020 and 2022 IPA Awards.
Awards <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
- State of the World
<2020>
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
2020 Tokyo International Foto Awards(TIFA)
- People, Children / Gold
- Jury Top 5 Selection, Editorial
2020 Budapest International Foto Awards(BIFA)
- Event / 2nd place
- Event, music / Gold
<2021>
2021 Moscow International Foto Awards(MIFA)
- Events-sports / gold
2021 Budapest International Foto Awards(BIFA)
- Sports / gold
- Editorial / silver
2021 PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS
- Press, Feature Story / silver
- State of the world shortlist
<2022>
2022 International Photography Awards(IPA)
- Editorial, Press / 1st winner
- Best of Show, CURATOR SELECTION
2022 Budapest International Foto Awards(BIFA)
- Editorial-Photo Essay / gold
2022 Tokyo International Foto Awards(TIFA)
- Editorial-Personality / gold
