Yeongwoo Jung (b. 2004, Gumi, South Korea) is a photographer and printer residing in Brooklyn, New York. He immigrated to the US after being raised in Gumi, South Korea until the age of 6. First, 5 years in San Diego, then 9 in North Carolina, and, currently in Brooklyn. 

Having to bounce around and lose many relationships, he committed to start documenting the people and environment that passes in his life. Photos serve as a memory bank of the connections he built, forever immortalizing their existence. 

Within the process, material tangibility is a crucial factor. Hand developing all his B&W negatives and manipulating light to print silver gelatin prints in his darkroom. 


Panel from Slam Dunk Vol 28 Chapter 247 by Takehiko Inoue