Justin (Jinhong) Kim, an "amatuer" photographer, is a first year PhD student in the Department of Human Resource Education at UIUC.

He first started taking photographs 4 years ago, with the worst point-and-shoot camera in the world. However, the experiences with the bad camera allowed him to see the importance of composition. He realized that it's possible to take a decent photo ven with a bad camera, as far as the composition is unique. He has been learning about digital photography in a rather incidental fashion (education by ear, that is) from his father, who has recently made a great career path from an entrepreneur to a photographer, some of his photographer friends, and several books.

 

His biggest goal is to take photos that "tell a story" to people. He believes that a visual that is taken in just a fraction of seconds can still tell a great story to people, without having aural or oral explanations. This is the reason why he doesn't like to name his photos. He wants his audience to see their own stories in the photos he takes, and interpretes the photos however they wish.

 

Currently, he is an unofficial photographer for Illinois Leadership Center, and the Department of Human Resource Education.