Metropolis

Metropolis
Busan, South Korea, 2017

This photo won a third place prize in the Urban Photography Awards 2018.

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It’s often Seoul that gets mentioned when people discuss South Korea, but on the southeastern coast of the Korean peninsula, there’s another megacity that offers some of Asia’s most awe-inspiring urban sights. Busan is now the country’s second most-populous city, with 3.6 million inhabitants. I framed this photo of Busan’s business district without any sky to emphasize the density of modern life. I waited for the red bus to pass by to add a touch of contrasting colour that completes the composition.