CHAN YANG KIM / 김찬양 is a Korean born, Manchester raised photographer.
After moving from Seoul to Manchester when he was three years old, he has documented his surroundings, wherever they may be, using photography.
His work has been showcased in The Victoria and Albert Museum, Portugal, Belgium, Wales, San Francisco, as well as platforms such as VICE and AnOther Magazine.
He has also been shortlisted multiple times with the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize and published with the British Journal of Photography.
He is a graduate of the MA Documentary Photography course at the University of South Wales.
CV
2024 - Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize (Shortlisted)
2024 - You is for Unity (Photo Book Café, London)
2024 - Portrait of Britain Vol. 6 (British Journal of Photography)
2023 - Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize (Shortlisted)
2023 - LFant (BayArt Gallery, Cardiff)
2023 - Brussels Street Photography Festival (Finalist)
2023 - Bienal’23 Fotografia do Porto (P.Artes, Porto)
2022 - Hallyu! The Korean Wave (V&A, London)
2019 - 493 Square Miles (Sale Waterside Art Gallery, Manchester)
2019 - Streetfoto San Francisco (Finalist)
2019 - The British Photography Awards (Finalist)
Press
2024 - Korea,net: “Photographer inspired by ethnicity to snap Koreatown in London”
2023 - AnOther Magazine: “Chan-Yang Kim’s Affectionate Portrait of London’s ‘Little Korea’”
2023 - AnOther Magazine: “The Best Photos of 2023: Finding Comfort in Community”
2023 - Bienal’23 Fotografia do Porto: “DONGPO”
2023 - Brussels Street Photography Festival: “And the finalists are...”
2022 - V&A: “Hallyu! The Korean Wave”
2019 - The British Photography Awards: “Summer refreshments”
2019 - Streetfoto San Francisco: “Best Street Photo Made on Film”