Douglas MacDonald
Jeju Island, South Korea
"Douglas MacDonald is a Canadian-born freelance photographer. He has spent 10 years documenting life and landscapes in South Korea and is a regular contributor to the Jeju Weekly www.jejuweekly.com/ .
His images have appeared in a number of other publications, including National Geographic.com, The Herald Tribune International (New York Times Global Edition), Conde' Nast (Italy), The Times (India), 10 Magazine, Jeju Weekly China, Jeju Weekly Japan, Groove Magazine, Utne Reader, TriMag Asia, and Dragonair's Silkroad Magazine.
His photos have also been purchased by major corporations around the world, including Google, Dow Jones International, McCann Erickson, Engen, AS-Grey OY, WPP, Ogilvy & Mather, Rosetta Stone, and Textuel La Mine.
He won "Fine Arts" prizes in the 2010, 2011, and 2012 Jeju UN World Heritage International photo contests and his work has been displayed at the Jeju International Airport. He recently won Grand Prize in Koreabridge's Best of 2011/Winter Travels Photo Contest
On October 24th, 2012, his photo "On Golden Hills" was featured on the front page of www.nationalgeographic.com
An exhibition of his work, "The Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival", is currently being featured on The Big Screen at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia. His work is also on permanent display at the Jeju UN Heritage Center on Jeju Island, South Korea."