About me and my work

My name is Anton Scholz and I was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1972. After graduating from high school and fulfilling my mandatory civil service to my country I moved to Asia at the age of 22.
Since then I have mostly lived, studied and worked in Korea and Japan but I have also travelled a lot in Asia, visiting almost all Asian countries at least once. In 1995 I picked up my old passion for photography and the camera has become my close companion ever since.
After returning to Germany in 1998 I enrolled at Hamburg University in Korean and Japanese Studies and graduated in 2003 with a M.A. degree in Korean studies. During the time of my studies I received various scholarships which made it possible for me to study for one-and-a-half years at Korean universities as well as one year at Osaka City University in Japan.
Since 2001 I have been a freelance photojournalist and started to work for magazines in Japan, Korea and Europe. Currently I live and work in Korea as a freelance journalist and translator. My specialty is travel stories for motorcycle magazines but I also work for non motor-sport related magazines. In addition I consult for German and Korean companies and teach German at Chosun University in Gwangju. Some of my photographic work and recent articles you can find on these pages. You can also find links to the 

webpages of some of the magazines and companies I work for. If you want to know more about me and my work you can find my address and email on the contact page.

My interests

Apart from photography, travelling and motorcycles are my great passions. Together with my wife Yujin, who helps me with my work, I combined my passions and made them my livelihood.
During my first years in Asia I have spend about two years in Buddhist monasteries and Zen has influenced my way of seeing the world and I think it has found its way into my photography.
I very much enjoy living in Asia and keep up with my studies of Asian culture and languages.