Seoul Daily Photo is an independent editorial journal about photographing Korea's capital. It exists to celebrate one of the internet's quietly great forms — the daily city photograph — and to think aloud about how Seoul looks and how it is best seen.
What this is
This is a themed journal, not a diary and not a business. Its pages gather the recurring subjects of a daily photographic record of Seoul — the seasons, the street food, the districts, the river, the subway, and the markets and traditions — alongside two pages on the craft itself. It is written for travellers, photographers, and anyone who loves this city or the slow, patient way of seeing that a daily photo blog teaches.
An honest note on the images
Every photograph on this site is contemporary and illustrative — made or selected to accompany the writing. We do not present these images as the work of any earlier photographer or blog, we make no claim on any prior body of work, and nothing here should be read as a personal record of a specific individual. Where the journal refers to the daily-photo tradition, it does so with respect and in general terms. This is an editorial homage to a form, not a reconstruction of anyone's diary.
Independence and affiliation
Seoul Daily Photo is an independent publication. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any government body, tourism authority, museum, or commercial organisation mentioned in its pages. Official information about the city belongs to the authorities we link to — chiefly the Seoul Metropolitan Government's visitor service and the Korea Tourism Organization — and readers should treat those as the definitive sources for hours, access, and travel planning.
How to read it
There is no wrong order. Some readers will want the practical route and should start with the photographer's guide; some will want the ideas and should begin with the craft pages; some simply want the city and should pick a season and wander. The journal is written to be dipped into as much as read straight through, in the spirit of the form it honours — a single frame, a short thought, and the freedom to come back tomorrow for another.
Get in touch
Thoughts, corrections, and notes from fellow photographers of the city are always welcome through the contact form on this site. The best conversations here begin the same way the pictures do — with a shared love of walking Seoul and paying attention.
To start reading, choose a season or open the archive.