Korean American Day 2018: Photojournalist Chang Lee




Korean Kontext show

Summary: <p><img style="float: right;" src="//keia.podbean.com/mf/web/8jmed5/28210519939_9dde14a60e_z.jpg" alt="28210519939_9dde14a60e_z.jpg" width="300" height="200">As part of KEI’s annual commemoration of Korean-American Day on January 13th, KEI honors exceptional Korean-Americans in various fields and industries for their respective contributions to both their professions and the Korean-American community. </p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>For 2018, KEI honored three Korean-American journalists. Jenna Gibson also sat down with honoree Chang Lee, a photojournalist from  the New York Times. He spoke with Jenna on how he first became interested in photography and his experiences of covering everything from war zones to the Olympics. </p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>The New York Times featured Chang Lee and his photographs from the Pyeongchang Olympics in a February 15th article, which can be found in the link below.</p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/lens/a-times-photographers-journey-home-to-the-winter-olympics.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/lens/a-times-photographers-journey-home-to-the-winter-olympics.html</a></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>Note: The interview took place on January 12th and prior to the start of the Pyeongchang Olympics.</p>