Instants: South Korea’s Haenyeo Free Divers

Since his first magazine story in 1973, photographer David Alan Harvey has been scouring the world to capture the best moments for National Geographic. With over 40 stories under his belt, Harvey is one of National Geographic‘s most seasoned and hardest working photographers.

He also works tirelessly to share and fund the work of emerging photographers through burn magazineburn magazine, which launched in 2008.

Harvey is currently working on a black and white photo essay in South Korea on the Haenyeo, a group of female free divers. He plans on curating an exhibition and photo book from this work.

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