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Forgotten Heroes

Campaign for the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. Korea, as one of the world's few divided countries, experienced the agony of war in 1950. There are about 58,000 surviving veterans and this number decreases each year. Many stories, including from a student soldier who walked through tens of thousands of dead bodies to the first female soldier. Now they just look like an old man living next door. What can we do to commemorate and honor their noble sacrifice before they run their course? Forgotten heroes in our neighbor, we thank you for your service.

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