View of the city from the top of Kunsan Park
The dramatic Korean War Memorial dominates the skyline of Kunsan Park
The shopkeeper I called my Mamasan and her helper
A typical streetscene in Kunsan in 1970
"I shot my first roll of film with my new camera. I just like to take pictures of the people, especially the little girls. They are really the cutest things I've ever seen." letter home: Fri. Sep. 25, 1970
Two women returning from the market along Kunsans main street.
Two boys in front of a Jewelry store. I still wear a pin I bought at this store
A fascinating movie was recently made about the relationship between an old Korean farmer and his ox
This Kunsan schoolboy must have been very proud of his new Expo 70 sweater
In city neighborhoods, people dry the peppers for kimchi on the roof
My friend Yung Su-na had the most beautiful smile
Su-na's brother in his school uniform
I photographed this sun-drenched courtyard from the window of Su-na's family home
One late afternoon in Nov. I saw Yung Su-na and her friend walking to Kunsan Park and joined them . 1of3
One late afternoon in Nov. I saw Yung Su-na and her friend walking to Kunsan Park and joined them . 2of3
One late afternoon in Nov. I saw Yung Su-na and her friend walking to Kunsan Park and joined them. 3of3
A "slicky boy" with his bicycle near the Kunsan waterfront
Young girls playing in the middle of a Kunsan street
A hip young women leaves a Kunsan shop with her purchase
"Yesterday I went on a picnic 60 miles southeast of here with my friend Chris and 54 Korean factory workers and {weather} observers. One of the Korean observers I work withs' father owns the factory and had an annual picnic and we went. Koreans are really nice people. The place we went was way up in the mountains and is famous for the pretty leaves. I never saw anyplace as pretty I don't think. It rained all day though." letter home: Oct 27, 1970
This group of children are surprised to see a stranger wandering in the rice paddies near their village... 1of2
...but one needs no prompting to pose for a photograph 2/2
Two views of a classic Korean village outside Kunsan 1/2
Two views of a classic Korean village 2/2
Yo Sun-cha standing in front of one of the beautiful quilts ubiquitous in Korea.
U Myung-cha and Kim Mi-sook
Self portrait taken on my 23rd birthday, Feb.25, 1971
My closest Korean friend Lee Hak-chae in the weather station at Kunsan AFB where we worked. A really fine man, we exchanged gifts when I left Korea. He gave me a Korean flag and I gave him a Webster's dictionary.
U Myung-cha washing her classic Korean rubber shoes
Two men harvesting rice in the countryside near Kunsan
Kimchi pots line the riverbank in the busy city of Chonju.
Schoolgirls walking in the beautiful park in Chonju
An elder in traditional dress in front of a school
Locals watch as a gentleman makes his purchase in a busy Chonju marketplace 1/2
Locals watch as a gentleman makes his purchase in a busy Chonju marketplace 2/2
Children playing a hopscotch game on a Chonju street
A movie marquee in Chonju featuring Charles Bronson
Miguk saram Miguk saram "Last week me and my friend Chris went to Chonju, which is a city of 500,000 about 30 miles from here. The only Americans there are about five Peace Corps. workers, so we were really a novelty and had big crowds of kids following us all over. What a beautiful city and area." letter home: Fri. Oct. 9, 1970
Students watching an exciting soccer game at a Chonju school
Girls watching from high up in a Chonju sports stadium
Two men finishing a thatched roof in a Chonju neighborhood
Path leading to a Buddhist temple in a Chonju park
Monks working at a Buddhist temple in Chonju. I later returned and gave the monk a copy of this picture
Ed Trout took this picture of me at the observation point in Chonju park