White House Correspondent Moon Gi-seong, Who Took 'President Trump Photo,' Passes Away
On the 9th at 00:56, Korean-American photojournalist Ki-sung Moon (William Moon), who gained attention on social media (SNS) in 2020 with a photo of then U.S. President Donald Trump, passed away in South Korea due to a stroke, according to his family. He was 62 years old.
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Born in Seogwipo, Jeju, the late Moon studied abroad at George Mason University in the United States in 1989, eventually settling in the U.S. He covered the White House as a freelance photographer starting from President Barack Obama's administration. He also wrote a column titled "Yadanbeopseok" for the Korea Central Daily. In 2020, a photo he took of President Trump circulated widely on SNS shortly after the U.S. Senate dismissed Trump's impeachment trial, drawing significant attention. He received a special award at the 2021 Korea Internet Journalists Awards. His surviving family includes his younger sister Hee-ok Moon, brother-in-law Il-lim Kim, and nephew Do-jun Moon.
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