Well done!!

k

good luck

Sure, call it “art” but I don’t understand it as such, its only technically good as far as moderately good exposure.

To me, these photographs are poorly taken, poorly executed, and don’t make sense in any sort of story. There’s nothing new here. You say “uncomfortable”. I say, you have to at least get it remotely close for it to be worth the viewer’s time.

i agree…i just made that comment about language for those who thought Kyunghee should have had more of a narrative or more depth..yes, for her approach, language is not really an issue….

It is very easy to see some things in the same way because it makes us comfortable.
But the true worthy art is the extension of concept, recognition of diversity.
It is only natural that the new things make us uncomfortable.

For me, Art is very personal.
It is filtered through one’s own thoughts and obtains the universe of an individual.
After some time, even the new will get old.
That is why I aspire to evolve and create constantly.

i cannot speak for Kyunghee, but since English is not her first language, i would imagine she would find it difficult to respond to each and every one of you…certainly comparisons between this work and Island in terms of depth seem a bit odd since Island was the result of a year or more of work in Busan where Kyunghee lives, and the New York work presented here is the result of 4 days of first visual impressions with obviously no attempt at a traditional narrative….

i see lots of street photography…i really see lots of street photography in New York…i rarely see this much fine vision on the street done in a remarkably short period of time and from someone who was not speaking the local language…

cheers, david

Kyunghee is not a photojournalist and does not claim to be. And these photographs are obviously not a photojournalism story. “Story” is such a loaded term when it comes to photography, and I for one see it as problematic. Yes, Burn has featured stories in the traditional photojournalism sense, but I have not read anywhere that work featured on Burn must be a “story” in the Eugene Smith sense of the word. DAH has on more than one occasion written that Burn will feature a variety of photographic styles.

Perhaps not all of these NYC images work, but as a series the photographs clearly reveal Kyunghee’s personal response to the city. Like the classic street photographer, she just walked around and reacted to what she saw and felt. If you want to see a story in the work, it is of Kyunghee’s New York experience.

you should indeed photograph New York…with such strong feelings as you have , surely something quite remarkable would come out of it assuming you have the skills to do it…i always like photographers who have deep feelings…most do not….while i do not see New York as do you, it does not matter….anyone who really has an opinion is most likely going to make photographs which reveal….give it a go….then show us….

cheers, david

Congrats on being published on Burn. I thought your shots were technically excellent. Great use of color, and tonal range without overdoing it. I also really like the reflections which fit in with the dream theme. The edit is I think always the hardest part, how do you translate what the images mean for you to your audience. At the end of the day you can never make everyone happy but you need to stay true to your artistic vision and intention. I think you could take this deeper if you choose to continue the series over time. Overall I really enjoyed it.

All the best,

Frank