HUN
Instagram @ghkimphotography
ROLE: Owner, Photographer [weddings, commercial, portraits]
GO-TO LENS: Canon 35mm f/1.4L
CHILDHOOD AMBITION: Architect
SOUNDTRACK: My own exquisite|divine voice attempting broadway|opera
COLOR: Black
PERFECT DAY: Wake up at 10am refreshed > Brunch at Portage Bay Cafe > Walk my fictional puppy around Green Lake > A 2.5 hr nap under a lush deciduous tree > A simple yet flavorful dinner somewhere > 4 to 8 hrs of video gaming before bedtime
WILDEST DREAM: [a] To have a perfect day one day, [b] Drum battle vs. Justin Bieber at a live concert
LAST PURCHASE: Martin 000CXE Black Acoustic-Electric Guitar
FOOD: Stealing whatever Grace ordered [after telling her I don't want to share]
INDULGENCE: A 2nd cup of coffee on a day I really need a 2nd cup of coffee
INSPIRATION: Quiet|empowering confidence
QUOTE: “Most civilization is based on cowardice. It’s so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You restrain the will. You regulate the appetites. You fence in the horizons. You make a law for every movement. You deny the existence of chaos. You teach even the children to breathe slowly. You tame.” -The Stolen Journals
GRACE
Instagram @carpediemmag
ROLE: Owner, Photographer [commercial, lifestyle]
GO-TO LENS: Canon 50mm f/1.2L
CHILDHOOD AMBITION: News anchor
SOUNDTRACK: Michael Bublé or Beyoncé depending on mood
COLOR: White
PERFECT DAY: Going to a farmer’s market, having a picnic/reading magazines at Gas Works Park, making something, eating French macarons, and roaming the aisles of Target.
WILDEST DREAM: To be on GLEE
LAST PURCHASE: Rubber stamps and spray paint
FOOD: Seoul food :)
INDULGENCE: Massages
INSPIRATION: Love
QUOTE: “It is my duty if I am a firefly to fly and sparkle, fly and sparkle. Not to shut my wings over my phosphorescent self just because God did not make me a sun or a star…” -H.W.B.
DAVID
Instagram @imdavidcho
ROLE: Photographer [weddings, portraits]
GO-TO LENS: Canon 50mm f/1.4
CHILDHOOD AMBITION: Professional body builder
SOUNDTRACK: U2. Switchfoot. Killers.
COLOR: Black
PERFECT DAY: Wake up in the morning feeling like P.Diddy > Drink coffee > Eat kimchee fried rice> Take my wife on a surprise date to Disneyland > Drink coffee at Disneyland > Play a sold out rock show
WILDEST DREAM: [a] Play in a band with Jon Foremon (frontman of Switchfoot), [b] To be best friends with Dirk Nowitzki
LAST PURCHASE: Crocs
FOOD: Korean BBQ
INDULGENCE: Late night happy hour
INSPIRATION: Jesus & Derek Zoolander
QUOTE: “I hope there is a Facebook in heaven because I don’t want to lose all my friends.” -Hun Kim
SAKO
Instagram @sakop
ROLE: Photographer [portraits, weddings]
GO-TO LENS: Canon 35 mm f/1.4 L
CHILDHOOD AMBITION: World traveler or to live in Narnia
SOUNDTRACK: Usually the chatter of my two little girls but preferably Coldplay, Adele or classical
COLOR: Light green and white
PERFECT DAY: Waking up late and discovering my kids are still asleep. Drinking a piping hot Café Ladro Americano with cream on a drizzly day. Shopping at a thrift/antique shop. Taking my girls to a wheat field at the golden hour and having the perfect photo shoot. Going to a Coldplay concert with my hubby and getting a hi-five from Chris Martin.
WILDEST DREAM: To photograph a day-in-the-life of the First Family. Or Beyonce and Jay-Z’s family. Whoever calls first, of course.
LAST PURCHASE: Peppermint York Patty
FOOD: Hot soup
INDULGENCE: See “last purchase”
INSPIRATION: Love of a parent for their children
QUOTE: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” –Jim Elliot
GINA
Instagram @gimoki
ROLE: Photographer [weddings, portraits]
GO-TO LENS: Canon 50mm f/1.4
CHILDHOOD AMBITION: Writer/Journalist
SOUNDTRACK: John Mayer’s “Live in Los Angeles” album, and some Brian McKnight
COLOR: Green
PERFECT DAY: Fresh coffee upon waking up from a glorious night of sleep, petting everyone’s dogs at Green Lake park, going antiquing, eating at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, watching the sun go down [while eating coffee ice cream], and seeing a shooting star before going to bed.
WILDEST DREAM: Part I: Traveling with the purpose of eating all of the world’s greatest foods. Part II: Out-drumming Hun and Justin Bieber.
LAST PURCHASE: Petits Palmiers from Trader Joe’s
FOOD: Kimchee jjigae
INDULGENCE: Tillamook’s Mountain Huckleberry ice cream
INSPIRATION: Nature
QUOTE: “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” -C.S. Lewis
GLORIA
Instagram @glodang
ROLE: Post-production Wizard
GO-TO LENS: Canon 85mm f/1.2L II
CHILDHOOD AMBITION: Winning the Nobel Peace Prize
SOUNDTRACK: Michael Bublé, Glee
COLOR: Green
PERFECT DAY: Starting the day with a big delicious brunch, taking a stroll on a beach, catching up with friends over coffee and a yummy pastry, eating a fattening dinner and not feel guilty about it.
WILDEST DREAM: Becoming a world-renowned pastry chef
LAST PURCHASE: Dress
FOOD: French fries
INDULGENCE: Fran’s salted caramel chocolates
INSPIRATION: My kindergarten students
QUOTE: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin
PAUL
Instagram @pcho23
ROLE: Photo Booth Honcho
GO-TO LENS: Canon 35mm f/1.4L
CHILDHOOD AMBITION: Major League Baseball player
SOUNDTRACK: U2, Coldplay, The Killers, 30 Seconds to Mars, The Afters
COLOR: Blue
PERFECT DAY: Awakening to the bright sunrise > Brunch on the water > Shopping > Coffee at a cafe > Catching a Mariners game > Sportscenter [all of course accompanied by my lovely wife, except maybe the Sportscenter part].
WILDEST DREAM: To play in a sold out rock show in front of not 80, or 90 but 100,000 crazed fans! And to fly.
LAST PURCHASE: Shades
FOOD: Filet Mignon
INDULGENCE: Tim’s Cascade Jalapeno Chips
INSPIRATION: Humility
QUOTE: “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” -Maximus Decimus Meridius