Some Images and Video We’ve Acquired Over the Years
These are some pictures me and those involved with this website have put together since it was created in 2008. We have visited Ulleungdo and Dokdo numerous times since. Below there are links to our other gallery pages. One links to the Ulleungdo Gallery page and the other to our video section.
Images of Dokdo Through Field Research
Left: Tourists arriving at East Islet, Dokdo Island. Middle: A view of Dokdo from a passenger ferry. Right: A cement pier on East Islet, Dokdo.
Left: A Hanryeong Marine ferry traveling from Ulleungdo to Dokdo. Middle: The west coast of Dokdo Island, seen behind the marina. Right: Dokdo ferry departing Ulleungdo.
Left: A painter is working on a painting. Center: A view of the East Islet dock on Dokdo Island. Right: The Three Brothers Rock.
Left: Two seagulls perch on the railing leading to the Dokdo guardhouse. Center: Sunset over Dokdo Island. Right: The east side of Dokdo Island from the top of the West Islet.
Left: Our guide Mr. Jin Seong climbs the stairs of the East Islet, Dokdo. Center: Another photo taken from the top of the West Islet. Right: Candlestick Rock on Dokdo Island.
Left: A night at the home of Dokdo residents Kim Sung-do and Kim Shin-yeol. Center: Mr. Kim Sung-do prepares to fish as his wife looks on. Right: Sunset at Candle Rock.
Left: Webmaster Steven Barber, web designer Ryan Salley, and guide Jin Seong. Center: View of Dokdo from Kim Seong Do’s home on the West Islet of Dokdo. Right: View of Dokdo’s East Islet.
Left: A Dokdo guard ship moored on the east coast. Center: The house on the islet of Dokdo. Right: Dokdo’s many rock formations.
Left: The Three Brothers and Candle Rocks. Center: Seagulls gather at the west islet’s peak Dokdo Island. Right: Dokdo police guard on the east islet.
Left: The residence of Dokdo’s west islet. Center: The emerald tidal flats of Dokdo. Right: A Dokdo Coast Guard patrol boat anchored in the East Sea.
Left: Dokdo’s resident, Kim Shin-yeol, waves goodbye. Center: Dokdo’s west islet in the background with the Korean flag. Right: A view of Dokdo’s west islet from the police base. Note the tall staircase behind the house.
Left: Dokdo’s grandmother, Kim Shin-yeol, waves goodbye. Center: Dokdo’s calligraphy with the Korean flag in the background. Right: A view of Dokdo’s Seodo from the police base. Note the tall staircase behind the house.
Left: Dokdo Island’s east islet, with Elephant Rock on the right. Middle: The many rock formations on Dokdo. Right: There are several caves on Dokdo’s east islet.
Left: A closer look at the police base. Center: Mr. Kim Seong Do on an inflatable boat. Sadly, Mr. Kim passed away in 2018. Right: Kim Seong-do’s residence surrounded by the blue waters of Dokdo.
Left: Ryan Sally kneels beside a tidal flat in the west islet, Dokdo Island. Center: Stephen Barber, webmaster of Dokdo-Takeshima.com. Right: A fishing boat anchored in east islet, Dokdo Island.
Other Visual Materials Galleries
Ulleungdo Island Image GalleryLong considered the sister island of Dokdo, mysterious Ulleungdo has been called the Hawaii of the East Sea (Sea of Japan). This gallery features images of some of Ulleungdo’s most important geographical features.
Videos about the Dokdo-Takeshima Island disputeWe’ve collected YouTube videos supporting South Korea’s claim to Dokdo from a variety of sources, some political, some from netizens who support Japan’s claim to the islands.
