top of page
sarah.jpg

Artist Statement

​I photograph cities through the quiet relationships between people and the spaces around them. To me, the city has its own rhythm — sometimes visible, sometimes almost silent. I am drawn to the subtle connections that appear and disappear within everyday life. I wait for those brief moments, for the visual sounds that exist between movement and stillness.

Bio

Sarah Choi is a Seoul-based street photographer whose work explores contemporary urban life through observation, light, color, and human presence.​ Her photography has been exhibited internationally in cities including Seoul, Hong Kong, Paris, Barcelona, and Las Vegas. She received the LensCulture Emerging Talents Award in 2014 and has presented her work through solo and group exhibitions in Korea and abroad.

Having lived and worked in Hong Kong for over 15 years before returning to Korea in 2020, Sarah continues to photograph cities both in Korea and internationally. Her current work focuses increasingly on Seoul and other Korean cities.

 

For print, exhibition, or collaboration inquiries : sarahchoi2013@gmail.com

  • Instagram

Awards

2013 National Geographic Your Shot

2014 LensCulture Emerging Talents Award

Exhibitions

2014 Valid foto BCN gallery, Barcelona, Spain

2014 Polaroid Museum, Las Vegas, USA

2015 'Sound of Street' (solo), Hong Kong

2015 La Quatrieme photo fair, Paris, France

2016 Biennale Vision 2050, Hong Kong

2016 PMQ invitation (solo), Hong Kong

2016 Urban Sense Art project at K11, Hong Kong

2024 'Nomad in Hong Kong' (solo), Seoul, Korea

2024 'ALONE TOGETHER' (solo), Hong Kong

Artist Talk

2014 Ditton park, London, UK

2015 Wanchai, Hong Kong, China

2016 Chi gallery, Hong Kong, China

2017 Soho, Hong Kong, China​

© 2026 by Sarah Choi. Powered and secured by Wix

bottom of page