black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee

Dongwook Lee Wozu: Inner Struggle

Humans struggle through life, sometimes turning the daily grind into hell. In short, we live by floating through a world of chaos.

As seen in Plato’s allegory of the cave, all of us are constantly caught between fictions and realities, battling on the thin line between pleasure and pain.

“Wozu” is a series that shows the state of inner collisions among scared egos—individuals that want to look away from the truth and who, despite the clamour of voices around them, remain largely silent. “Wozu” is a German word that means “what for.”

Dongwook Lee (a.k.a Claus Lucas) is a Korean Photographer based in Seoul, South Korea,

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  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee
  • black and white photography of human bodies on a dark background by Korean Photographer Dongwook Lee

Monthly Photo Contest

Portrait photograph of a woman with red lipstick and blue eyes in Oxford Street, London, UK by Francesco Gioia
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2021 STREET PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD Deadline: 28 February 2021

"It’s not the streets, it’s where the streets lead you that’s important." - Bruce Davidson

Street photography has been one of the most exciting and influential forms of photography since its creation. Whether the subject is your own city or as you explore other territories and cultures: this month we want to discover the streets through YOUR lens!


1st Prize: $1000 · 2nd Prize: $600 · 3rd Prize: $400

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