"My first moment was in 2009, when a thief broke into my place, and took away everything I had built over ten years in a single day. Every film negative I had shot since high school, my cameras, hard drives, and even my computer. It happened just three days after I returned from a three-month photography project in Niger, Africa."
"My second moment was in 2011, when I took a leave from university and wandered across North America with a friend, living on the streets as homeless drifters. We passed nights in hostels."
Chanyoung Chung, the winner of the Colour category in the Booooooom Photo Awards, transitioned from nursing to photography after seven years. Raised in South Korea and now based in Montréal, he creates still-life images and captures contemporary life. His work emphasizes themes of peace, cooperation, and societal harmony. The awards were supported by Format, an online portfolio builder for creatives. Chung's journey includes significant life moments that shaped his identity and artistic vision, including a theft that led to a two-year hiatus from photography.
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