I am a cinematographer and time-lapse photographer based in South Korea. After graduating from Columbia College Chicago in 2008 with a B.A. in Film and Video, I moved to Seoul. My initial idea was to live abroad for a bit and experience the world before I got settled into my career in New York or Los Angeles; however, Korea pulled me in and I fell in love with it! Next thing I knew, I was making my career here instead of The States. I’ve been working as a freelance cameraman in Korea for over 10 years now.

I’ve been fortunate to work on a wide variety of narrative films, documentaries, and corporate videos for numerous international companies and broadcasters. While I am based in Korea, I’ve had the opportunity to go around the world for work also. I’ve filmed projects in South Africa, Europe, North America, and throughout Asia.

As a cinematographer, I’ve worked with an assortment of formats - from 35mm & 16mm film, DSLRs & mirrorless cameras, to the latest high end digital cameras such as REDs and Arris.

Aside from working as a cinematographer, I stepped into the director and producer role on a feature length Korean generation gap documentary called Sedae, directed a musical film shot in Cape Town called They Say It’s Wonderful, and have launched a production company called Alkima with my close friend and long time collaborator. I have also worked with numerous crypto currency / blockchain companies. Click here to learn more about that.

I can also be contacted at:

Mobile: (+82) 10 2254 2481

E-mail: smukalla@protonmail.com & smukie@mac.com

Skype / WeChat: smukie25

Kakao Talk / LINE : Smukalla

Telegram: Smukie

WhatsApp & Signal

Seoul, South Korea UTC +9

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