My Palace Hidden Gems of Joseon Dynasty

SeungWooBaek

SeungWooBaekhasdevotedhisextensivecareertothemultifacetedrealmoftheHyattHotelsCorporation.
WhileassumingtheroleofadiligentAreaDirectorofFinancewithintheindustry,heconcurrentlyindulgesintheartistryofphotography,showcasinghistalentsthroughseveralnoteworthysoloexhibitionsheldinprestigiousvenuessuchasSeoulandParis.Furthermore,hehasauthoredbooks,including“WaytoWork,Yaksudong,”“MyKorea,”and“MySeoul,”publishedin2013,2016,and2018,respectively.

Augmentinghisprofessionalendeavors,heimpartedhiswealthofknowledgeasanadjunctprofessor,deliveringlecturesonfinancialmanagementatesteemedinstitutionssuchasSejongUniversityandDonggukUniversityforovertwodecades.Drivenbyaninsatiablequestforknowledge,hehaspursuedacademicexcellenceacrosssixesteemeduniversities,includingYonseiUniversityandWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis.HisacademicjourneycontinuedwiththeattainmentoftwoDoctoratedegrees,oneinEconomicsandanotherinManagement.

Duringhisleisurehours,SeungwooBaekgenerouslydedicateshistimeasapalacevolunteerguide,offeringinvaluableinsightstobothSeoulcitizensandinternationalvisitorssince2014.

사진가백승우,조선궁궐의매력담은신간〈MyPalace〉출간
ㆍ ‘창(TheWindow)’시리즈로유명한백승우사진가의신간출간
ㆍ 10년간서울시내궁궐해설경험바탕으로조선궁궐매력담아
ㆍ 외국인에게쉽게다가갈수있는조선궁궐해설과사진엮어

2024년7월1일=‘창(TheWindow)’시리즈로해외에서더욱유명한사진가백승우가조선궁궐의사진과해설을담은책〈MyPalace-HiddenGemsofJoseonDynasty〉을발간했다.
이번책은백작가가지난10년간서울궁궐에서문화재해설자로활동하며외국인방문객들에게들은다양한질문과궁금증에답하고자궁궐의다양한사진과설명을영문으로엮은책이다.
이는출근길일상을담은사진에세이집.〈약수동출근길,2013〉과외국인에게한국의풍경과문화를소개하는영문에세이겸사진집〈마이코리아(MyKorea),2015〉,〈마이서울(MySeoul),2018〉에이어6년만에출간하는그의네번째책이다.
책〈MyPalace〉는백작가가궁궐해설을하는동안외국인들이주로궁금해했던질문과외국인방문객들이알면좋을내용을중심으로엮었다.또,외국인들이궁궐관람후가볼만한주변장소와한국인의문화와생활습관에대한정보도함께담았다.
백작가에따르면외국인방문객들은‘서울에궁궐이왜있는지,중국과는어떻게다른지,덕수궁석조전은왜서양식건물인지’등다양한측면에서궁궐을궁금해했다.그러나궁궐의안내판과관련서적들은이해하기어려운왕들의이름이나내용,연도중심으로구성되어외국인들이이해하기어려웠다.
백승우사진가는“서울궁궐해설자원봉사를통해외국인방문객들이주로궁금해하는점들을알게되어그에답하고자했다”고말하며“이번책이외국인들이조선궁궐의매력과한국의역사와문화를새롭게발견하는기회가되기를바란다”고말했다.
백작가는창을통해보이는풍경을담은사진‘창(TheWindow)’시리즈로해외에서더큰명성을얻고있다.특히,2016년프랑스파리에서열린‘라캐피탈갤러리(LaCapitalGallery)’초청전시회에서18점의작품을출품해한국사진작가로서는처음으로전작품이전시첫날모두완판이되기도했다.이후,2017년4월파리샹젤리제거리의‘BOA갤러리(TheGalleryBOA)’에서초청개인사진전을열었고,같은해11월‘라캐피탈갤리러(LaCapitalGallery)’에서재초대를받아한달간개인전을개최했다.이후매년파리를비롯한다양한지역에서그룹전과개인전에참여하고있다.
백작가는평생동안외국계체인호텔에서경영을담당해온경험과대학에서관광및호텔경영을가르친경험을바탕으로내외국인들에게한국궁궐과문화의역사적의미와아름다움을알리는데앞장서고있다.