EST 2000

Photography,
Projects & Archive

Based in Seoul, Korea.

Founded by KIM JUNGMANBrand / Product / LiveBook / Exhibition / Archive

Work

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01

ONE MAN SHOW

김장훈Photography · BookPhoto book / 32-image selection2026
02

Carhartt WIP Art Project

Self-Initiated / Carhartt WIP ProductsPhotography · Creative DirectionPortrait-format image series / 7-image final selection2025
03

KPGA JEJU

KPGAPhotography · Event DocumentationOn-location photography / 8-image web selection2025
04

VAXINE Brand Campaign / Art Work

VAXINEPhotography · Creative DirectionBrand image series / art-book development2025—2026
05

Hong Kong 25 F/W Editorial

Carhartt WIP Hong KongPhotography · Creative Direction · EditorialSeasonal editorial / 4-image selection2025
06

General Idea 2023–2026

General IdeaCreative Direction · Photography · FilmCampaign photography / film / editorial2023—2026
A selected image from the Carhartt WIP Hong Kong Autumn/Winter 2025 editorial.

01 / 2025

Hong Kong 25 F/W Editorial

A commissioned Autumn/Winter editorial translating the season through figures placed between urban and natural environments rather than presenting the products as a conventional lookbook.

Scope
Photography · Creative Direction · Editorial
Output
Seasonal editorial / 4-image selection
Scale
Location editorial production
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02 / 2026

ONE MAN SHOW

A photographic record of ONE MAN SHOW, moving between preparation and live performance through black-and-white and colour images.

Scope
Photography · Book
Output
Photo book / 32-image selection
Scale
Seoul live performance documentation
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A black-and-white image of the performer singing under stage lights.
A black-and-white image of the performer singing under stage lights.
A selected image from the VAXINE brand campaign and artwork.

03 / 2025—2026

VAXINE Brand Campaign / Art Work

An ongoing brand-art collaboration positioning jewelry beyond product photography through symbols drawn from Buddhism and Eastern philosophy, developed in relation to the surface of hanji.

Scope
Photography · Creative Direction
Output
Brand image series / art-book development
Scale
Ongoing creative direction and photography
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A photography studio in Seoul.
Campaigns, books, exhibitions.

How We Work

Rooted in the photographic heritage of KIM JUNGMAN, STUDIO VELVET UNDERGROUND reworks brands, products, and lived situations through the Velvet language. Photography, film, editing, and production shape images for each project’s purpose and material reality.

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KIM JUNGMAN / 1954—2022

≈ 800,000

Photographer KIM JUNGMAN founded STUDIO VELVET UNDERGROUND in 2000. SVU manages the archive of approximately 800,000 images and all related rights and licensing enquiries.

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