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People forget that the sky is blue: Photographer urges us to pay more attention to our surroundings

When's the last time you looked around? Not just glanced, but really took a good look at your surroundings? Smartphones have a lot to answer for when it comes to our general lack of spacial awareness, but artist Dosoon Jung is urging us to change this.

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Top section of a modernist residential tower with alternating storeys of light and dark cladding against a bright blue sky

Aptly titled People forget that the sky is blue, Jung's photography series directly responds to the fact that much of our architecture goes unnoticed due to the business of our every day lives.

Originally from Pohang-si, Republic of Korea, Dosoon Jung has been studying photography since 2015. Now working with The Arting Gallery in Singapore his work is inspired by nature and the city, while emphasising natural colours found in sunlight and the sky.

Discover more at instagram.com/dosoonjung.

All images courtesy of Dosoon Jung

Black and white photograph of a crowded Japanese street lined with neon signs and shop fronts, with a taxi driving through the busy urban alley
Modernist white apartment building with stacked balconies against a vivid blue sky, with teal-coloured building edges framing the composition
Pedestrians crossing a zebra crossing on a sunlit street with storefronts and signage visible in the background, shot from above in black and white
Tall modernist skyscraper with a tapered cream and grey facade rising against a bright blue sky with white clouds
Four figures stand on a sunlit platform against a dark storefront window in this black and white urban photograph
Crowded urban street in black and white with tall buildings, neon signs and Japanese text visible above the dense crowd of pedestrians
Minimalist façade of a cream-coloured building with regular rows of dark-tinted windows against a bright blue sky
A black and white forest path lined with tall trees, dappled with patches of sunlight filtering through the canopy
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