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Joe Steinbring

Busan

Trays of fish cake skewers in broth on a steel counter, with stacks of bowls at each end.
Fish cake skewers in broth, a Busan specialty, at the bus terminal.2024 · Photograph by Joe Steinbring
Static offline map showing Busan in South Korea with a location pin.

In September 2024, I took an overnight ferry from Osaka to Busan. Once I was off the boat, I had to find my way across the city to the bus terminal and then take a bus up to Seoul. That was a long day. What I saw of Busan on September 17 was mostly that terminal: stalls of fish cake simmering in broth, a snack shop, and a convenience store.

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  • Travelers with backpacks outside a snack shop with bright Korean signs in a terminal hallway.

    A snack shop in the terminal’s long hallway.

    2024 · Photograph by Joe Steinbring

  • Wrapped sandwiches on convenience store shelves, with a bright pink Idol Sandwich in front.

    Sandwiches at a GS25 convenience store in the terminal.

    2024 · Photograph by Joe Steinbring

  • A man picks a skewer at a fish cake stall as a woman in an apron stands by, in a terminal hall.

    A fish cake stall in the terminal’s main hall.

    2024 · Photograph by Joe Steinbring

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