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Abstract
Architecture
Cityscapes
Conceptual
Culture
Environmental
Fashion and Beauty
Fine Art
Landscapes
Nature
Nudes
People
Photojournalism
Photomanipulation
Portrait
Sports
Still Life
Street
Travel
Wildlife and Animals
Honorable Mention
San Francisco Bay
Shin Woo Ryu, Korea, Republic of
San Francisco Bay
DESCRIPTION
San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the large cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland.
AUTHOR
Ryu was born in Hahoe Folk Village(UNESCO World Heritage site, Queen Elizabeth II's visit in 1999), Republic of Korea on 1943. He graduated from Seoul National University in 1966 and contributed to constructing the multipurpose dams in Korea as a design and construction supervisor. Ryu is a professional engineer civil engineering execution and was a former adjunct professor of Kyungpook National University. He is a self-taught artist focusing on landscapes, and started photographing in 1978 with his first camera, the Canon AE-1. Ryu earned his EFIAP/d1(Excellence FIAP Diamond 1) distinction from the International Federation of Photographic Art(FIAP), his Master (MPSA) distinction from the Photographic Society of America(PSA) and his GPU VIP 4 distinction from the Global Photographic Union(GPU). He received the Best Author in color free theme at "16e Salon International d'Art Photographique de Pessac 2018" in France, the Best Author at "52nd Howrah Color Salon 2020" in India, the Best Author at "4th International Exhibition of Photography Photo Perspective 2020" in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Best Author at "11th MINIATURE 2022" in Slovenia, and the Best Author at "Light Line International Salon 2022 in India.
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