Hakuda Photo Studio

Jebi is worn out by life in Seoul and goes to Jeju Island for a summer holiday. On her last day she loses her phone, her credit cards and her plane ticket. She finds a tiny photography studio and accepts a job from its frazzled owner, Seokyeong. Together they take photos of the island and its people, including a young couple with cold feet before their wedding, an ex-cop haunted by secrets, and a geologist who finds a precious fossil. The story is about small-town life, chosen family and new beginnings.

Why You Should Read?

• Follow Jebi as she leaves her burnt-out life in Seoul behind and takes a new path on Jeju Island.
• Meet the people who come to the studio, from a nervous young couple to an ex-cop with a past.
• Experience the magic of Jeju Island and its pristine beaches through the photographs Jebi and Seokyeong take together.
• Explore love, loss and healing as Jebi follows her dreams and finds the family she never had.