Steve Gong
His film, Pyongyang Style, has been widely covered in international media, The work followed earlier detentions of American journalists in North Korea, later resolved through diplomatic negotiations involving former U.S. President Bill Clinton. He has also received recognition for his work in Anhui, China, including awards at the 2007 Salmagundi Film Festival, and has traveled to over 58 countries in the course of his photojournalism career. Gong was born in Beijing, China, raised in Rome, Italy, studied at the University of Virginia, and later obtained an M.A. in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.
Steve Gong
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- 1985
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- photographer · photojournalist
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- English
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His film, Pyongyang Style, has been widely covered in international media, The work followed earlier detentions of American journalists in North Korea, later resolved through diplomatic negotiations involving former U.S. President Bill Clinton. He has also received recognition for his work in Anhui, China, including awards at the 2007 Salmagundi Film Festival, and has traveled to over 58 countries in the course of his photojournalism career. Gong was born in Beijing, China, raised in Rome, Italy, studied at the University of Virginia, and later obtained an M.A. in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.
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- 1.Ho, Erica. How One Man Caught Secret Video Inside North Korea, and Lived. TIME. 2011-03-17.
- 2.Covert, Adrian. One Man Captured Secret Video in North Korea and Lived to Blog About It. Gizmodo. 2011-03-14.
- 3.Man Uses a Canon 5D Mark II as a Secret Video Camera in North Korea. PetaPixel. 2011-03-15.
- 4.Man Uses a Canon 5D as a Secret Video Camera in North Korea. Gawker. 2011-03-15.
- 5.KBS. KBS News segment featuring Steve Gong – Pyongyang Style.
- 6.Warren, Eric. Photojournalist Steve Gong captures really high quality video inside North Korea with hidden camera. Matador Pulse. 2011.
- 7.North Korea Frees American Journalists. The Wall Street Journal. 2009.
- 8.Filmmakers Society – About. University of Virginia Broadcast.
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