CHRIS DA CANHA

Fashion // Editorial // Live Music • Photographer — Seoul, South Korea

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Editorial photography for National Geographic Traveler UK, Penguin Random House & international travel magazines

I’m a Seoul-based travel and editorial photographer creating visual stories for magazines, brands, and publications across Asia and beyond. My work combines a documentary approach with a strong sense of composition and atmosphere, capturing people, places, and culture with sensitivity and authenticity. My Korean-language ability and in-depth knowledge of the country enable access to scenes and situations often beyond public view, supporting the depth of reporting expected by leading editorial clients.

Editorial photograph of a Korean royal guard wearing traditional Joseon Dynasty clothing at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.

Front cover of Cebu Pacific’s inflight magazine, Smile, showing four friends walking in Myeongdong, Seoul.

Editorial portrait of a man in a blazer standing in front of traditional hanok architecture.

Three schoolchildren walking through a graffiti-covered tunnel in Seoul.

Inside spread of American Airlines' inflight magazine, Celebrated Living, with an artist leaning against a yellow wall.

Travel editorial photograph of a woman wearing pink hiking clothes looking through binoculars in Seoraksan National Park

Inside spread of Cebu Pacific's inflight magazine, Smile, with with four friends sitting together eating ice cream in Seoul

A young woman wearing hanbok and holding a handbag leans over a wall at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul

Landscape photograph of Towangseong Falls in Seoraksan National Park in South Korea

A woman laughing at an embarrassed man inside a photo booth in Hongdae, Seoul.

Inside spread of Korean Air’s inflight magazine, Morning Calm, featuring an elderly Hungarian man painting traditional Matyó designs.

Detail photo of love locks at Namsan Tower in Seoul.

Portrait photograph of two Korean men wearing streetwear in front of a green wall..

A trainee monk stands at a window at Naksansa Temple in South Korea

Inside spread of Philippine Airlines’ inflight magazine, Mabuhay, featuring a scene from Ttukseom Hangang Park in Seoul.

Wide photo of people having a picnic at Yeouido Park at sunset in Seoul

Interior of a traditional Korean restaurant featuring wooden beams and hanok-style architecture

Two women wearing hanbok walking down a road in Bukchon Village

Inside spread of a travel magazine featuring a photograph of Yeouido Hangang Park

Inside spread of a travel magazine featuring a photograph of three school children walking in a tunnel

Wide photograph of a silhouetted woman inside the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Seoul

Portrait of a Korean artist leaning against a stack of yellow pallets in Seoul

Portrait of Korean Dancer Poppin Hyunjun with the Seoul city skyline in the background

Photo of a statue that looks like a tree at Kukje Gallery in Seoul

A young woman walking down the stairs of a two-story wooden restaurant in Hongdae, Seoul

Interior photograph of Korean people at a restaurant in Seoul

Inside spread of National Geographic Traveler UK magazine with two women taking a a selfie in front of an image of a Kpop star

Friends sit at a picnic table under a bridge at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul

Two women sit in the shade in front of traditional Korean architecture in South Korea

Editorial photograph of intricate details on a traditional Buddhist temple rooftop

A young Korean couple sits at an outdoor cafe underneath a tree with pink flowers

Two women at Naksansa Temple, one praying and the other standing on tiptoes to look out to sea

Two women hug a Korean traditional bell at Naksansa Temple in South Korea

Two people walk up a long path surrounded by trees at Naksansa Temple

A Korean boy draws a figure of a woman on a tablet inside HIKR, in Seoul

A cup of coffee with cream on a wooden table at Hakrim Dabang in Hyehwa, Seoul

A woman taking a photo inside a pink room designed to resemble a train car at HIKR in Seoul

High angle photograph of two women on their phones at Starfield Library in Seoul

A monk in robes enters a temple in Seoul, South Korea

Man wearing Korean hanbok near a traditional building at Gyeongbokgung palace in Seoul

Front cover of American Airlines’ inflight magazine, Celebrated Magazine, showing dancer Poppin’ Hyunjun performing on a rooftop.

Front cover of Korean Air’s inflight magazine, Morning Calm, showing the stitching detail of a traditional Hungarian Matyó shirt.

Editorial photograph of a cocktail with a burning cinnamon stick in a dimly lit bar in Seoul

Travel Editorial photograph of a buddhist monk walking into a hermitage in Seoraksan National Park

Three women wearing hanbok walk toward Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul in South Korea

Inside spread of Cebu Pacific's inflight magazine, Smile, with with a young women standing in front of a store in Myeongdong in Seoul

Three women huddle under colorful lanterns and a statue of Buddha in Seoraksan National Park,

Buddhist statue inside a hermitage in Seoraksan National Park in South Korea

Two women play rock, paper, scissors at a hanok cafe in Seoul

Inside spread of Korean Air’s inflight magazine, Morning Calm, featuring hands stitching traditional Matyó designs.

Portrait photograph of two Korean men wearing streetwear in front of a traditional Korean painting.

A happy young couple rides a tandem bike in Yeouido Park in Seoul

Inside spread of Philippine Airlines’ inflight magazine, Mabuhay, featuring a woman walking in Garosugil in Seoul

A Korean gallery owner stands in front of a painting in Seoul

Silhouette portrait of a Korean woman surrounded by tools in a warmly lit art studio

Inside spread of a travel magazine featuring a man dressed in Korean traditional clothes

Detail photograph of a steaming bowl of rice and meat in a Korean Restaurant

Top-down photograph of a wooden tray filled with traditional Korean dishes

Photograph of Chinese symbols carved into mountain rock in Seoraksan National Park

Photograph of a young Korean man touching the water in a stream in Seoraksan National Park

Wide ange photograph of people walking around Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Wide-angle photograph of Korean men in a cable car overlooking the mountains of Seoraksan National Park

Young Koreans sitting at a temple look at their phones

Inside spread of National Geographic Traveler UK magazine with a woman opening the door to a bar

A monk speaks to a crowd on a microphone at Naksansa Temple in South Korea

A couple stand in front of a purple structure made to look like a monster in Seoul

Young Koreans drawing and making art at a table inside HIKR in Seoul

Two women posing for a selfie in front of a digital screen with a K-pop artist

A woman talking on her phone as she walks past a statue of hands inspired by PSY’s “Gangnam Style”

A boy kneeling and raising his hands toward a screen featuring a Korean esports player

A couple sits at a cafe in Hannam under a screen showing the weather forecast

Seoul cityscape featuring Dongdaemun Gate, the Seoul City Wall, and Bukhansan Mountain in the background

A portrait artist draws caricatures of two customers in Mangwon in Seoul

A pink soda float and a bear-shaped dessert at a café in Hongdae, Seoul

Photograph of the Seoul city skyline and the Han river at sunset

A Korean boy jumping in front of the towering bookshelves at Starfield Library in Seoul

A Buddhist monk waves his robe inside Naksansa Temple in South Korea

Front cover of Philippine Airlines’ inflight magazine, Mabuhay, showing three women wearing hanbok walking in Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul.

Travel editorial photograph of a monk wearing a hat while walking on a path in Seoraksan National Park, South Korea.

Back details of a woman wearing a hanbok inside a temple in Seoul.

Inside spread of American Airlines' inflight magazine, Celebrated Living, with a women standing in the MMCA

A bird perched on the corner of a traditional Korean roof at sunrise at Naksansa Temple.

Inside spread of Cebu Pacific's inflight magazine, Smile, with a young woman walking through Myeongdong in Seoul

Editorial Photograph of two men wearing hanbok at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.

A male hiker looks out over a mountain range in Seoraksan National Park

A hand pouring alcohol onto a bowl of dry ice, creating vapor, surrounded by Asian liquor bottles.

Inside spread of Korean Air’s inflight magazine, Morning Calm, featuring a dancing couple wearing traditional Matyó clothes.

Portrait photograph of two Korean men wearing streetwear in front of a traditional Korean painting.

Detail of traditional Korean architecture at Naksansa Temple in South Korea.

Inside spread of Philippine Airlines’ inflight magazine, Mabuhay, featuring a scene Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul.

A young couple play with bubbles at sunset in Yeouido Park in Seoul

Portrait photograph of a Korean woman in a clothing store sitting on a couch

Portrait of a well-dressed Korean man in a jacket and hat leaning against a stone wall in a restaurant

Inside spread of a travel magazine featuring two women taking a photo at Gyeongbokgung Palace

Cityscape photograph of Seoul City shot from Namsan Mountain

Photograph of Poppin Hyunjun dancing on a rooftop with the Seoul skyline in the background

Photograph of Yang Minha's artwork Accumulation at Le Meridien hotel in Seoul

Photograph of a statue by Kim Young Won at Deongdaemun Design Plaza

Interior photograph of an art gallery with paintings on the wall in Seoul

Young woman stepping out of a restaurant with a wooden facade in Seoul, South Korea

Interior of a Korean cafe and restaurant with warm window light

Inside spread of National Geographic Traveler UK magazine with people walking under neon signs

A mother and daughter roller skating and eating cotton candy at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul

A monk in grey robes steps through the entrance of a wooden temple in Seoraksan National Park

Golden Buddhist art with intricate detail from a temple in South Korea

A couple walks down a street in Euljiro at night under neon signs

A silhouette of Seoraksan mountain range in South Korea

A Korean man prays in front of colorful lanterns at Naksansa Temple in South Korea

A silhouetted man takes a photo at a pagoda at Naksansa Temple

Korean boy jumping to attach a piece of paper to a wall while a Korean girl looks on

3 bags of bread rolls shaped to look like bears in Seongsu, Seoul

Two women talking at an underwater-themed café in Yeonnam, Seoul

A young woman looks at her phone while sitting in a bard in Seoul

A young Korean woman at a cafe stands on one leg and holds an umbrella as it rains from above