Excerpt from the 1961 Dateline for the Robert Capa Gold Medal and the Best Movie Photography from Abroad Award:
TWO AWARDS: BEST MOVIE PHOTOGRAPHY FROM ABROAD; THE ROBERT CAPA AWARD:
Yung Su Kwon, NBC
For coverage of the Japanese riots at the time of James Hagerty’s arrival last June
The peril faced by Press Secretary James Hagerty last June during the Japanese riots was shared by Yung Su Kwon, NBC’s staff cameraman in Japan. That Kwon managed to remain upright, handle heavy sound equipment, and capture on film the angry mood of the rioters as well as Hagerty’s rescue by helicopter is a tribute to his skill and courage. It also won him two OPC awards this year. His one great ambition is still unfulfilled: a trip to the United States to study techniques. Kwon was born in Korea in 1913 and went to Japan in 1932. He graduated from Nippon University in 1938, then operated an educational newsreel business. In 1946 he was employed by the U.S. Army Signal Corps and covered the front lives in Korea. He lives in Tokyo with his wife, three sons.