Actress Bae Doo-na on Tuesday held an exhibition and press conference to celebrate publication of her third photo essay book, ¡°Doo-na¡¯s Pastime in Seoul¡± a collection of photographs she took while traveling in Seoul with her friends for the last five months.
Bae has published two previous photo essay books on London and Tokyo.
¡°Even though the background of this project was Seoul, where I live, the city often came to me as a very unfamiliar place. I often felt as if I was alone in this place. Choosing which pictures to put in the book was a very difficult task,¡± Bae said.
She expressed her love for the city she lives in, saying, ¡°When I was traveling in other countries, some foreigners who didn¡¯t even know it well made belittling remarks about Seoul, and I felt really bad every time. After traveling extensively overseas, I haven¡¯t found any other city that is as wonderful as Seoul.¡±
Bae¡¯s book on Seoul is different from her previous work as it portrays her everyday life.
