I went his exhibition in Korea by chance.I didn't have any idea of him.But his photos werevery attractive to me. Especially, I was curious about his darkroom skills and exposure timing.I decided to try...but I'm still in curious.
I want to make sure that these photos are nethier painting nor digital photos.

Michael was born in 1953 in Widnes, Lancashire, in the industrial northwest of England and studied at the Banbury School of Art and the London College of Printing, graduating with distinction in 1976. In London, Michael undertook advertising photography while pursuing his personal work - photographing the landscape. In 1977, he moved to San Francisco, where he met Ruth Bernhard and became her assistant and photographic printmaker for eight years. Michael is equally dedicated to the darkroom and makes his own prints ensuring a subdued, intimate atmosphere in every image.

Lasr summer vacation, I went to the palace to take pictures. I really wanted make my own style of pictures of the place even though many korean photographers have done.However, I failed to...

These pictures were taken by Danish photographer, Torben Pedersen . These encourage me to try again.







Go to the website below, you can see more beautiful pictures.

Hanbok is traditional Korean clothing that gets its distinct style from a combination of straight lines and graceful curves. The elegant woman's outfit consists of a short blouse and long skirt, while men wore a short loose shirt-jacket, a vest or second jacket and loose trousers tied at the ankle.
Koreans used to favor the color white for their clothing. However, according to the season or a person's status in society, the color, material and manner of wearing the clothes varied.

For special ceremonies such as weddings, commoners could wear colorful clothing and ornaments, otherwise reserved for the upper class and royalty.
In modern times, especially in the urban areas, the hanbok has been wore mainly for holidays and family celebrations.
Recently, however, new styles of hanbok have been created that better suit modern urban life and are more practical and comfortable for everyday wear.

This below is web site which you can find more images and information about Hanbok and other Korean's culture. Fortunately, it is written in English.

http://www.mct.go.kr/imagesofkorea/eng/hanbok/sec01_1.htm

Can you find out waht's different between western style and Korea's on a snowman?
I was supriesed when I saw an American style snowman. Even though they are made of sonw and by a person, they looks very different. Why? I am still curious.






photographed in Japan

One day, I saw his painting in my friend's house. Even though his painting was not brilliant, I was attracted by it.I think that he effectively represents normal people's life by using simple colors. Most of his painting's objests' are about normal people's life. That is why his painting might be brilliant.I just guess...

He lived in 1914-1965.He was too poor to go to a school. He was once a habor work and drew portraits for living.