Visual Storyteller
Yeong is a NY Emmy® Award-winning photographer and filmmaker, who recently worked for Newsday as a multimedia producer until he recently relocated to Washington. He produced visual news reports as well as long-form documentaries using innovative storytelling techniques to translate complex ideas and data into an immersive presentation.
His overall journalism experience in New York as a writer, video producer, editor, cinematographer for major media outlets helped him explore creative ways to present editorial materials into visual formats. As a cinematographer, Yeong conceptualize and visualize investigative contents such as "Testing the Divide,” a recent Newsday's documentary film that won this year’s Peabody Award for public service.
He is a strong self-starter for writing and editing compelling stories—from a formerly incarcerated woman who is battling custody of her daughter(PBS, 2018), to Trump Impersonators with different political views performing in the Trump era(Newsday, 2019). Yeong likes to carry a strong collaborative and team-centered approach when it comes to creative problem-solving in the editing room. He had worked with VICE News Tonight, CNBC, The New Yorker magazine, The New York Times Op-Docs, ABC network’s Lincoln Square productions, among other clients.
Education
2018 Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Master of Science, New York
2013 International Center of Photography, Documentary and Photojournalism, New York
2010 Handong Global University, Mass Communications and Visual Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Pohang, S.Korea
Experience
2017-2020 Staff Multimedia Producer for Newsday Media Group, Melville, NY
2017 Assistant video editor at the New York Times Op-Docs, New York City, NY
2016 Contributing video producer at The New Yorker Magazine video department, New York City, NY
2016 Production Assistant at ABC network's Lincoln Square Productions, New York CIty, NY
2014 Director of Photography of theater advertisement of special project [Cinema Paradise], for South Korean multiplex operator Megabox Inc.
2014 Location Producer / Translator for National Geographic documentary [Misfit Economy], Wall To Walls UK production, UK.
2014-2015 Contributing Photojournalist for Corbis Image, New York City, NY
2014-2015 Contributor/Translator for the New York Times, New York City, NY
2013- 2017 Contributing Photojournalist for Newsday, New York Times, New York Daily News, New York City, NY
2010-2012 Writer / Photographer at The Korea Daily News, New York City, NY
2007 Director of official promotion video of Handong Global University, screened at UNESCO HQ, Paris
2006-2007 Videographer / Editor in the Public Affairs Office of the Korean Army, Zaytun Division, Arbil, Iraq
Award / Fellowship
2020 Peabody Award for Community Service (Cinematographer for “Testing the Divide”)
2020 Edward R. Murrow Award for Documentary (Cinematographer for “Testing the Divide”)
2020 The New York Press Club Award for Best Newspaper Documentary (Cinematographer for “An Innocent Man?")
2020 The New York Emmy® Award Winner for Best Politics/Government Program
2019 The New York Emmy® Award Nominee for Best News Photographer(TV Program)
2018 First Place in Video-Sports News, Press Club of Long Island
2016 Pulitzer Finalist in Local Reporting for Unvarnished series(New York Times contributor) in April, 2016.
2015 Jack and Dorothy Fields Scholarship for Missouri Photo Workshop
2015 PDN's 30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch
2014 Honorable Mention Award at <4th Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalists>
2014 American Photography 30 chosen winner, one image selected for online archive
2014 Nominated photographer for Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photo
2014 Nominated and Selected as an attendee at LOOKbetween 2014
2014 New York Portfolio Review participant, New York Times
2014 NPPA Northern Short Course in Photojournalism contest, 1st Place in Long Form Multimedia
2014 NPPA Northern Short Course in Photojournalism contest, Best of Show winner
2013 New York Times Award, Eddie Adams Workshop
2013 Emergency Fund Fellowship, Magnum Foundation
2013 Rita K. Hillman Award, International Center of Photography
2009 Excellence Award / Audience Award at the 1st Prostitution Film Festival, Seoul, Korea
Exhibition / Book
2015 <Emerging> Exhibition, Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles, USA
2014 DOCfield14 Fotografia documental Barcelona Exhibition, Spain
2014 <New York edited City Scapes> book, Ostkreuzschule fur Fotografie, Berlin
2014 'Endless Bus Trip' Multimedia features at <4th Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalists> group exhibition, Hannover, Germany
2013 <Rising Waters: Photographs of Hurricane Sandy > group exhibition, Museum of the City of New York
2013 <On View>, 2012-2013 Full-Time Student Exhibition, School of International Center of Photography, New York, USA
2009 Essays of the life of Seoul, Seoul, S.Korea
Invited Talks
2016 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA
2015 Teen Academy, International Center of Photography, New York City, USA
2014 Temple University Journalism School, Philadelphia, USA
2013 International Center of Photography, New York City, USA
Workshop
2015 <Missouri Photo Workshop>, Missouri, USA
2014 <LOOKbetween 2014>, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
2013 <Eddie Adams Workshop>, Jeffersonville, New York, USA
2013 <Newstrain: cover disasters and tragedies>, APME(Associated Press Media Editors), New York, USA
2010 <Ethnic Media Watchdog>, IRE(Investigative Reporters and Writers) / New York Times, New York, USA
2009 <Magnum Photos> Abbas, Seoul, S.Korea
2008 <Magnum Photos> Bruno Barbey, Ahndong, S.Korea