Hong Soon-hwa
The space where haenyeo, South Korean female divers, rest and change their outfits, at Iho Taewoo beach on the west coast of Jeju Island near Jeju City. There are about 70 registered haenyeo on that village, only one third of whom are believed to be active. Photos by Kwon Cheol in Oct. 2014
One elderly haenyeo waits for the time to dive
Hong Soon-hwa leaves on a dive in her full diving suit
The haenyeo now need to walk farther to get to their diving place
as the area in this photo had sea levels drop.
The haenyeo on this day found a conch
a rare occurrence. They rented a truck and a tractor to transport them. In 3-4 hours of work
they got 40-50kg of sea goods.