Noealz

South Korea

Noe Alonzo (Noealz) is a digital artist and photographer based in Seoul, South Korea. He has been taking photographs as a child, and started taking photos with disposable cameras until he was old enough to afford a proper camera. He was an elementary school teacher for 14 years in the daytime while spending his evenings out photographing and editing his images. While he mostly focuses on photographing in the rain and snow at night, he also enjoys infrared photography during the daytime. His goal is to photograph the major cities around the world and visit the people who appreciate and collect his works.

Noe creates surreal digital artworks through photographic means. His stunning pieces have been exhibited in various art shows, galleries, and National Museums; his content frequently appears in print and on-air media outlets. Today, he is best known for his neon-noir, infrared, and anime-style photography.


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Seoul Love Letter

As part of a long-term ongoing collection of capital cities around the world, Seoul Love Letter is a tribute and my interpretation of South Korea. I have lived in this city since 2011 and during those years I have taken so many photos of the city, but finding the perfect shot was extremely difficult. This picture was taken on the first sunrise of 2000, it is customary to spend the new year looking at the new sunrise. I climbed Inwangsan mountain a few hours before sunset, in freezing weather to get this beautiful shot (cold air makes for a clearer atmosphere).


Something that sets this piece apart from my other love letters is that usually the pieces are a lot busier, but this one has just the right amount of movement and grace. A darker part of this piece is the corporate culture that has taken over the entire country, which is why I decided to include the top 20 chaebol or mega-corporations that control life in South Korea, it's like taking a page from a cyberpunk story.

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landscape

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01:20

year

2023

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