Feature on photographer Bae Bien-u

by Philip Gowman on 21 January, 2012

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A small extract from one of Bae Bien-u's pine tree images. See more at the JoongAng Ilbo There’s a good feature on photographer Bae Bien-u (best known for his atmospheric pine tree images) in the JoongAng Ilbo http://t.co/V6Zr9GH7. See some of his photos of the Secret Garden on his website.

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