Photo by Justin Chiu

Selected Clients

AARP
Apple
Avison Young
Bicycling Mag
Bloomberg Businessweek
The Guardian
HBO Max
Healthline
Huffington Post
National Geographic Magazine
The Nature Conservancy
The New York Times
The New Yorker
NPR
Popular Mechanics
STAT News
T Magazine
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post

Archive Represented by Redux Pictures

Hi!

I'm Hannah Yoon (she/her) and I’m a Korean Canadian freelance photographer based in Philadelphia, PA with a focus on portraiture, documentary and photojournalism work. 

In my undergrad, I studied sociology, anthropology and psychology. I’ve always been interested in communities and how they are formed. Prior to becoming a photographer, I lived two years in Seoul, South Korea teaching English and exploring the country. These days I’m interested in diasporic communities and their stories in the US.

I am a proud member of Women Photograph, Diversify Photo and founding board member of the Authority Collective. I am part of these groups as a photographer because I want to see equity in the photo industry. I also serve as a jury member for the Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award, an award for emerging Canadian photojournalists.

Beyond photography, I love making Korean food, watching K-dramas and rock climbing.

I’m available for photography commissions and speaking engagements!

Google voice: (215) 315-3196 (please call instead of texting)
I can also be reached at hanlove.yoon@gmail.com

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My most recent newsletter on substack (Oct 2024)

Opportunities and Awards

2024 American Photography 40 CHOSEN Gallery
2024 Communication Arts Editorial Photography Select
2023
National Geographic Society Explorer Grant
2022
IWMF Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists Grantee
2021 
American Photography 37 CHOSEN Gallery
2020 National Geographic Society Covid-19 Grant
2020 Globe & Mail Best Photos of 2020
2020 Bloomberg Best Photos of 2020
2020 IWMF Lauren Brown Fellowship
2020 
New York Times Portfolio Review, New York City, NY
2019 Solutions Journalism Class, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2019 IWMF Gwen Ilfil Mentorship Fellow
2019 Blink Portfolio Review
2018 Women Photograph Workshop Participant, New York, NY
2018 The Image Deconstructed Workshop, Denver, CO
2018 Women Photograph Grant Shortlist
2018 Magenta Flash Forward Winner
2018 WomenFocus Portfolio Review, Washington DC
2015 67th Missouri Photo Workshop, Perryville, MO
2014 Student Photographer of the Year, NPAC
2014 The Canadian Press & Canadian Journalism Foundation Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award

Featured In...

2023 Women Photograph - What We See Book
2022 Women Photograph Year in Pictures
2022 Saatchi Gallery America in Crisis Exhibition
2021 The New York Times Year in Pictures
2021 Google X Pop Up Magazine Year in Search 2021
2021 Women Photograph Year in Pictures
2021  Washington Post Year in Photos
2021 Photoshelter  Hannah Yoon’s Subtle, Powerful Photos of the Atlanta Spa Shooting
2021 CPJ  ‘Trauma makes its way back to you’: Four US journalists on covering mass shootings
2020 It's Nice That Hannah Yoon’s Restaurant Kids documents the children growing up in Chinese restaurants
2020 The Washington Post Through the Eyes of Women
2020 Photo Unseen - Fashionable Elders in South Korea
2017 Scotiabank CONTACT Photo Festival - Muse Exhibition

hanlove.yoon@gmail.com
215-315-3196
Philadelphia, PA