Occupation Photographer Name Bae Bien-u | Hangul 배병우 Hanja 裵炳雨 | |
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Revised Romanization Bae Byeong-u | ||
Pine tree by bae bien u
Bae Bien-u (born May 22, 1950) is a South Korean photographer. He is a professor in Seoul Institute of the Arts.
Contents
- Pine tree by bae bien u
- Skol projekt Bae Bien U
- Early life and career
- Selected solo exhibitions
- Collections of photographs
- References
Skol projekt, Bae Bien U
Early life and career
Bae was born 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.
He became better-known outside of South Korea after selling one of his pine tree photographs to English singer Elton John in 2005. 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.
He served as professor of the Department of Photography at the College of Arts of Seoul National University.
Selected solo exhibitions
Some of his solo exhibitions are listed below: