□ About Himang Photo Studio-
Himang Photo Studio is a self-supported photo shop run by homeless people. It is co-founded and organized by photographer Seihon Cho and City of Seoul. Cho was invited to participate as a photographer in a fundraising exhibition and auction 'A Positive View', organized to fight homelessness by Prince William in London, England. Inspired by this exhibition, which went
on to raise the homeless person as a photographer, Mr. Cho came back to Korea to share this experience with the mayor of Seoul. was established in Seoul as a non-profit organization to provide photography education for the homeless and disadvantaged people. Through high level photography education and practical training, Himang Photo Studio aims to realize the dreams of self-reliance and self-sustainability by cultivating homeless people as Himang Photographers. The studio is a place where photographers can generate sales with their work. It is popular with the citizens of Seoul and tourists, and the project is still in early stages of development. All profits and proceeds at the Himang Photo Studio are used to support the self-reliance of the Himang photographer.
*Himang is the Korean word for 'Hope’
**HomePage:: www.himangframe.com
