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From gray and drab to green and fab, Seoul is on its way to becoming the World Design Capital
In April Nick van der Leek was invited by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to see their city, meet the mayor of Seoul and their Chief of Design. Having lived on the outskirts of Seoul for 4 years, the writer was not prepared for the many surprises in store. He found the city of Seoul is not only changing rapidly, it has been voted World Design Capital for 2010, and now has plenty of mega and micro projects on the menu. I see that a lot has changed since I left Seoul. Despite much initial protest and outrage from shopkeepers, commuters and urban developers, Lee Myung-Bak (the man affectionately known as ‘The Bulldozer’), was the man and the mayor who greenlighted the Cheong Gye Cheon project. He has since become the country’s president. Some Things Haven’t Changed |
Where can I see your online photo portfolio - would like to see more of your photographs.
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ReplyDeleteYou can have a look here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_nh6ue1bRU
But the best photography is in over 80 albums on my facebook page. Just search my name: Nick van der Leek and have a look.
So it's mainly women you take pics of eh?
ReplyDeleteNo I wouldn't say it's mainly women. I probably do more nature scenes.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nickvanderleek.com/search/label/my%20Photography
http://www.nickvanderleek.com/search/label/photography
This one is my favorite - nice one man!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/nickvanderleek/2652806711/