Seoul Man

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Korea from an Infrared POV - By Seoul Man

Camera: Canon R6 Mark II

Lens: Canon EF and Canon RF lens

Drop Background by Seoul Man

My “PSEUDO NAME” is Seoul Man.

I’m an ex-PAT from the USA and I reside with my family in Seoul, Korea.

My mantra is to capture Earth’s beauty with my camera for illustration to my audience.

I’m a multi-disciplinary photographer. I especially enjoy street photography (day or night), cityscape photography, architecture photography, b&w photography and infrared photography. I’m primarily a Canon user. Canon 5D Mark III was my go-to camera for many years. Then, in 2022, I bought a Canon R5 mirrorless camera and immediately fell in love with it.

What's the story behind “Korea from an Infrared POV”?

The takeaway that anybody gets after visiting my Linktree account to view my NFT collections on different platforms, is that I’m very meticulous about my craft and that my non-black & white photos are immensely colorful.

In early 2023, I did some serious soul searching about my way forward in the NFT space. I had contemplated, do I stay on the course that I’m on now or do I deviate from it by developing a special infrared project and dedicate myself to it?

Adopting the latter would require me to invest in my future. Uncertainty entered the picture. Do I have the financial resources to invest in new photography equipment, etc.? Was I willing to take the financial risk without knowing the outcome? In the end, I had determined investing in a dedicated infrared camera - a brand new Canon R6 Mark II mirrorless camera that I had converted to a full-spectrum camera – was the right approach for me.

The Republic of Korea is the perfect environment to commence my transformative infrared photography journey. My journey started in Seoul, where I reside with my family. I invite you to join me on this journey.

What is Infrared Photography? (from Adorama)

"Infrared (IR) photography follows the basic photographic concept of “capturing light,” except it captures the ever-present infrared light around us that is virtually impossible to see with the naked eye.

In scientific terms, visible light that reflects all the colors that we can see is measured between wavelengths of 400-700 nanometers (nm), while “near IR” or infrared is measured between 700-1,000 nm."