Earlier this year, she was honored with the inaugural Pierre and Alexandra Boulat Association Award at the 2008 Visa pour l'Image photo festival in Perpignan, France, for her project documenting the rape of women in Eastern Congo. She currently works as a freelance photographer for the New York-based photo agency World Picture News. After moving back to her native Seoul, South Korea, she has worked in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa since 2004.