Spotlight feature with Travel Photographer Sanga Park

Explore the natural landscape of South Korea and Japan with this month’s spotlight, Sanga Park.

When we first came across Sanga’s collection we were excited by the myriad of vivid colours she captures throughout her work, so much so we had to get in touch. Sanga loves being able to share the beauty of her country with others, whilst encouraging fellow photographers to visit the region themselves. She has travelled throughout Asia finding moments of beauty, and has big plans for where she’d like to go next.

Read on to find out more about Sanga’s home country and how her outlook on the landscape adapts to the changing of the seasons.

SH: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you became a Travel photographer?

SP: I’ve always loved taking pictures and documenting things. What I find most interesting is when I stumble upon a beautiful moment in a place I’ve never been to before. Whether it’s a destination I’ve visited for the first time, or even a spot I’ve been to months or years later, I’m surprised how different it can look.

I think the beauty of photography is that it captures a moment in time. It personally brings me happiness. I also want to be able to share my time with people in different parts of the world and ultimately introduce them to the scenery so that they want to go there themselves.

This can be difficult due to certain conditions, and if that’s the case, I like to share the feeling of travelling there (even though it’s far away) and the emotions I felt with various people through photography.

SH: We’ve recently looked through your South Korean content and love the autumnal colours you’ve captured; how do you go about capturing such eye-catching scenes?

SP: South Korea is my home and a country with four distinct seasons. Every month and every season you can see a very different landscape, for example you can capture cherry blossoms in the Spring and a completely different snowy landscape in the Winter.

Even if you don’t go out of your way to visit the popular sights, the natural places around you change and even the street scenery changes from season to season. I try to capture this transformation in the most impactful way possible.

SH: You also seem to have visited a large number of Asian countries, what has been your favourite country to shoot?

SP: I like to visit a variety of places regardless of the region because I believe that each place has its own beautiful aspects.

I often shoot and travel in both South Korea and Japan. I want to introduce to the world the scenery I see, and make people want to travel to both countries.

Japan is close to the area I live, and it’s said that Japan’s landscape is similar to South Korea’s so I like being close by because it stimulates me to see different scenery and explore more.

SH: What is your favourite image in your Alamy collection?

SP: I love my peaceful landscape photos that feature colors of the four seasons. These including photos of serene summers but also the desolate scenery seen in the snowy winter.

On the other hand, I also like the dense buildings and cityscapes, so it’s not easy to choose one over the other.

SH: Can you tell us about your next big project and where it will be taking you?

SP: I plan to travel to the Kyushu region of Japan in the summer.

In addition to the areas I’ve visited many times before, I’m also planning to travel to Southern Kyushu and hopefully will get to visit Kagoshima’s Sakurajima volcano.

If you were inspired by Sanga’s travels make sure to check out her entire collection here or if you would like a more in-depth behind the scenes look make sure to follow her Instagram.

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