ABOUT
Arin Yoon (pronounced uh-RIN or 아린) (she/her) is a Korean American documentary photographer and visual artist based in the Kansas City area. Her work focuses on the military community and the impacts of war, notions of family, women and issues of identity and representation. She is a National Geographic Explorer and an International Women's Media Foundation fellow.
She has exhibited at venues such as the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul, Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Photoville and A.I.R. Gallery in New York. Her work has been featured in National Geographic, The Washington Post, Reuters, NPR, ProPublica and The New York Times, among other publications. She has an MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts and a BA in Political Science and a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago. She is HEFAT certified.
LOCATION — Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Available for assignments. Drive times to midwestern cities:
Kansas City, KS/MO - 20-40 mins
Topeka, KS - 1 hr
Omaha, NE - 2.5 hrs
Wichita, KS - 3 hrs
Des Moines, IA - 3 hrs
CONTACT
arinyoon@gmail.com
816-832-5023
Recognitions
2023
Asian American Journalists Association Award Excellence in Photojournalism, Photo Story
New York Portfolio Review
International Women’s Media Foundation Lauren Brown Fellow
2022
Tallgrass Artist Resident
International Women’s Media Foundation Gwen Ifill Fellow
Sundress Publications Best of the Net-Art, Finalist
Diversify Photo Photos of the Year
2021
National Geographic Society Explorer Grant
Eddie Adams Workshop XXXIV
Women Photograph Year in Pictures
2020
We, Women Grant
Missouri Photo Workshop 72
Leavenworth Tourism Grant
National Military Family Association Grant
Critical Mass, Photolucida Finalist
Reuters Pictures of the Year
Women Photograph Year in Pictures
Memberships
Women Photograph, Diversify Photo, Asian American Journalists Association, National Press Photographers Association, Jackson Wild Collective, In The Luupe
Photo by Bethany Kidd
Arin Yoon (pronounced uh-RIN or 아린) (she/her) is a Korean American documentary photographer and visual artist based in the Kansas City area. Her work focuses on the military community and the impacts of war, notions of family, women and issues of identity and representation. She is a National Geographic Explorer and an International Women's Media Foundation fellow.
She has exhibited at venues such as the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul, Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Photoville and A.I.R. Gallery in New York. Her work has been featured in National Geographic, The Washington Post, Reuters, NPR, ProPublica and The New York Times, among other publications. She has an MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts and a BA in Political Science and a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago. She is HEFAT certified.
LOCATION — Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Available for assignments. Drive times to midwestern cities:
Kansas City, KS/MO - 20-40 mins
Topeka, KS - 1 hr
Omaha, NE - 2.5 hrs
Wichita, KS - 3 hrs
Des Moines, IA - 3 hrs
CONTACT
arinyoon@gmail.com
816-832-5023
Recognitions
2023
Asian American Journalists Association Award Excellence in Photojournalism, Photo Story
New York Portfolio Review
International Women’s Media Foundation Lauren Brown Fellow
2022
Tallgrass Artist Resident
International Women’s Media Foundation Gwen Ifill Fellow
Sundress Publications Best of the Net-Art, Finalist
Diversify Photo Photos of the Year
2021
National Geographic Society Explorer Grant
Eddie Adams Workshop XXXIV
Women Photograph Year in Pictures
2020
We, Women Grant
Missouri Photo Workshop 72
Leavenworth Tourism Grant
National Military Family Association Grant
Critical Mass, Photolucida Finalist
Reuters Pictures of the Year
Women Photograph Year in Pictures
Memberships
Women Photograph, Diversify Photo, Asian American Journalists Association, National Press Photographers Association, Jackson Wild Collective, In The Luupe
Photo by Bethany Kidd