Seven documentary photographers who have spent years recording Korean people, places and traditions present their work in Documentaries of Seven Photographers: “Contemporary Observers.” The show runs Sept 2–10 at the Han‑China Cultural Center (Han‑China Munhwagwan) in Incheon and features Kim Eun‑jeong, Ryu Eun‑gyu, Park Chan‑ho, Won Chun‑ho, Yoo Byung‑yong, Lee Jae‑gap and Jeon Je‑hun. Their projects include long‑term studies of disappearing neighborhoods and redevelopment in Gumi’s Wonpyeong‑dong, the lives of Cheonghak‑dong residents over 40 years, Jeju rituals and memorial practices, restoration of traditional tiled roofs and architecture, five decades of change in the fishing village Beopseongpo, the histories of mixed‑race people, and women workers in coal mines during industrialization. Curator Won Chun‑ho frames the exhibition around the common questions of “recording” and “memory” in an era of AI and digital image manipulation, arguing that photography’s power lies in witnessing people and time on location. The exhibition invites visitors to reflect on what photos should record and what society should remember.
