Bae Bien-u | |
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Born | |
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater | Hongik University |
Occupation | Photographer |
Employer | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 배병우 |
Hanja | 裵炳雨 |
Revised Romanization | Bae Byeong-u |
McCune–Reischauer | Pae Pyŏng'u |
Bae Bien-u (born May 22, 1950) is a South Korean photographer. He is a professor in Seoul Institute of the Arts. [1]
Bae was born in Suncheon and grew up in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do in 1950, and graduated from Hongik University's College of Arts in 1974 and the graduate school of the same university in 1976.
Renowned as a professional photographer with themes especially concentrated on pine trees, he has become a representative photographer with the reputation of capturing the characteristic sentiments of Korea including the pine trees, oceans and mountains with his camera rather than a brush. [2]
He became better-known outside of South Korea after selling one of his pine tree photographs to English singer Elton John in 2005. [3] Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak later gave a collection of Bae's pine tree photographs to U.S. president Barack Obama during a summit held in Washington. [4]
He served as professor of the Department of Photography at Seoul Institute of the Arts. [5]
Some of his solo exhibitions are listed below:
Bae Bien-u | |
---|---|
Born | |
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater | Hongik University |
Occupation | Photographer |
Employer | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 배병우 |
Hanja | 裵炳雨 |
Revised Romanization | Bae Byeong-u |
McCune–Reischauer | Pae Pyŏng'u |
Bae Bien-u (born May 22, 1950) is a South Korean photographer. He is a professor in Seoul Institute of the Arts. [1]
Bae was born in Suncheon and grew up in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do in 1950, and graduated from Hongik University's College of Arts in 1974 and the graduate school of the same university in 1976.
Renowned as a professional photographer with themes especially concentrated on pine trees, he has become a representative photographer with the reputation of capturing the characteristic sentiments of Korea including the pine trees, oceans and mountains with his camera rather than a brush. [2]
He became better-known outside of South Korea after selling one of his pine tree photographs to English singer Elton John in 2005. [3] Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak later gave a collection of Bae's pine tree photographs to U.S. president Barack Obama during a summit held in Washington. [4]
He served as professor of the Department of Photography at Seoul Institute of the Arts. [5]
Some of his solo exhibitions are listed below: