Snow for the Mind

When you pass the slumbering homeless men, wet boots standing guard outside cardboard sleeping accommodations, you’ve reached the end of the Gwanghamun underground. From here, it’s out into the snow.

Snow for the Mind

When you pass the slumbering homeless men, wet boots standing guard outside cardboard sleeping accommodations, you’ve reached the end of the Gwanghamun underground. From here, it’s out into the snow.

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Disgeotic

ABOUT THE SERIES It’s funny that we call ourselves ‘man’ and all other living things ‘nature.’ It is as if we no longer consider ourselves a part of nature. Indeed today, we are not, and although the struggle between ‘human’ and

Disgeotic

ABOUT THE SERIES It’s funny that we call ourselves ‘man’ and all other living things ‘nature.’ It is as if we no longer consider ourselves a part of nature. Indeed today, we are not, and although the struggle between ‘human’ and

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Up Through the Clouds

How wonderful it is to see the sun in a cup of makkoli with the Isim coffee master. Such is the ‘drinking communication’ in Korean and Japanese culture.

Up Through the Clouds

How wonderful it is to see the sun in a cup of makkoli with the Isim coffee master. Such is the ‘drinking communication’ in Korean and Japanese culture.

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Social Working Space in Seoul

The Final Straw documentary team in Korea (aka, Suhee and Patrick) needed a place to set up camp in Seoul, and for a while it seemed like we were out of luck in terms of finding cheap, shared office space

Social Working Space in Seoul

The Final Straw documentary team in Korea (aka, Suhee and Patrick) needed a place to set up camp in Seoul, and for a while it seemed like we were out of luck in terms of finding cheap, shared office space

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Nature and Urban in Seoul

With miles of concrete, asphalt, people, and cars in any given direction, Seoul can be a pretty overwhelming place at times. Given that that we are working on a documentary so deeply connected with nature, it’s nice to get out

Nature and Urban in Seoul

With miles of concrete, asphalt, people, and cars in any given direction, Seoul can be a pretty overwhelming place at times. Given that that we are working on a documentary so deeply connected with nature, it’s nice to get out

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Connecting Two Farmers in South Korea

Yesterday was a pretty darned happy day for us here in Korea. In April of last year, we first visited with the leading natural farmer in Korea, Mr. Seonghyun Choi (최성현), and at the same time, we took our cameras to

Connecting Two Farmers in South Korea

Yesterday was a pretty darned happy day for us here in Korea. In April of last year, we first visited with the leading natural farmer in Korea, Mr. Seonghyun Choi (최성현), and at the same time, we took our cameras to

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Welcoming 2013 in Seoul

Suhee and I decided to head out on an early train New Year’s morning to walk along the Han River here in Seoul before sunrise. The forecast didn’t look great but hopefully we might catch the first sun of the

Welcoming 2013 in Seoul

Suhee and I decided to head out on an early train New Year’s morning to walk along the Han River here in Seoul before sunrise. The forecast didn’t look great but hopefully we might catch the first sun of the

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Budding Italian Natural Farmers

Having just planned my exit from leisurely several days in Luzern, Switzerland, I found myself contemplating the 26-hour travel journey which awaited me: Luzern -> Milan via train Milan -> Istanbul via air Istanbul -> Incheon via air Incheon ->

Budding Italian Natural Farmers

Having just planned my exit from leisurely several days in Luzern, Switzerland, I found myself contemplating the 26-hour travel journey which awaited me: Luzern -> Milan via train Milan -> Istanbul via air Istanbul -> Incheon via air Incheon ->

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On to Korea (via Italy)

Well, the cheapest way I could find to get from Luzern, Switzerland to Seoul, South Korea seemed to be by way of Milan Malpensa Airport. This, of course, meant a nice little train ride across the alps. Starting with a pre-dawn

On to Korea (via Italy)

Well, the cheapest way I could find to get from Luzern, Switzerland to Seoul, South Korea seemed to be by way of Milan Malpensa Airport. This, of course, meant a nice little train ride across the alps. Starting with a pre-dawn

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Christmas in Luzern

In between the end of the semester at the University of Edinburgh, and the start of the final leg of production for The Final Straw, I decided to pay a visit to my dear friend and amazing violinist, Sojin. No

Christmas in Luzern

In between the end of the semester at the University of Edinburgh, and the start of the final leg of production for The Final Straw, I decided to pay a visit to my dear friend and amazing violinist, Sojin. No

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