Hi everyone, sorry it's been such a long time since posting anything. Here's one photo that I had taken as part of the team at KCON 2014 back in August. I've spent the last few months re-evaluating my position as a photographer and understanding how important it is to make sure we keep the image of these artists respectable to the public. I haven't shot any events in the past few months because after the events that transpired for me and the kcon family I felt responsible for I needed to step away from the people that made kpop what it was - the fans. Please keep your admiration and love for your favorite artists as just that, not an obsession. It nearly cost everyone working beside me the work we came to do. Because of one selfish individuals actions to use us and manipulate us. You can certainly call that a saesang, or someone who wanted scandalous photos for profit. Either way, her actions were out of line and because of all the pressure to resolve the situation, I stepped away from kpop for a while. I've missed Jay Park, Beenzino, 2PM, and several other concerts in LA. In addition I'm focused on graduating college this year, so I hope you all understand that I can't always share my wonderful content because I want to protect the people that I work with and the people that I shoot. Thanks for understanding.
But please enjoy this photo from KCON 2014. The rest of my photos can be found on the official kcon facebook page. Thanks :)
- Ricky