Grand Korea Leisure, Announcement of GKL Video and Photo Contest Winners

Grand Prize in Video Category: Kim Byunghoon
Grand Prize in Photography Category: Choi Taehee

Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) announced the winners of the 2nd GKL Video and Photo Contest on the 10th.

Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) Headquarters
[Photo by GKL]

The grand prize in the video category was awarded to Byeonghun Kim, and the grand prize in the photo category went to Taehee Choi. Byeonghun Kim captured the charm of 14 major tourist spots in Seoul, including Seven Luck, through a hyperlapse technique (filming while moving and compressing time) under the theme of a Seoul city trip with GKL. Taehee Choi used a panorama technique to capture a single photo of the sunset view over Seoul city from Inwangsan, the iconic mountain of Seoul.

The prize money for the contest is 2.5 million KRW for the video grand prize, 1 million KRW for the excellence award, and 500,000 KRW for the merit award; for the photo category, 500,000 KRW for the grand prize, 250,000 KRW for the excellence award, and 100,000 KRW for the merit award. The winning works will be used for future GKL promotions.

This contest was organized to promote GKL’s commitment to the Korean tourism industry and corporate social responsibility under the themes of "Urban Tourism and GKL & 7luck" and "GKL’s Social Contribution," and to discover innovative promotional ideas that resonate with the public. From the submissions received between May 17 and July 17, a total of 18 works were finally selected through a two-stage process: a first round of expert judging and a second round of public voting. The winners include 1 grand prize, 2 excellence awards, and 3 merit awards in the video category; 1 grand prize, 2 excellence awards, and 3 merit awards in the photo category; and 6 honorable mentions.

The winning works can be viewed on the GKL website and blog.

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