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This couple's photo project will resonate with anyone in a long-distance relationship

He’s in Seoul, she’s in New York – but this helps them share their lives apart.

LISEOK ✖️ SHINDANBI on Instagram: 03 : Pass / 지나감 (2015 Triumphal Arch, Washington square Park NY / 서울 서대문구 독립문) 우리의 시간이 지나가면 우리의 이야기도 지나갑니다. 우리의 지난 시간을 기억하고자합니다. 그대의 어젯밤이... Source: Instagram

LONG DISTANCE relationships are tough, but this engaged couple has found a way to make the distance between them feel a little smaller.

Li Seok and Danbi Shin are both artists hailing from South Korea. Danbi is currently working in New York, while Seok lives in Seoul.

A few months ago, they started a photography project called Half & Half as a way to share their daily lives together.

LISEOK ✖️ SHINDANBI on Instagram: SAINT #신단비이석예술 #SHINLIART - NewYork in SHINDANBI Seoul in LISEOK - The new collage presented by ShinDanbiLiSeok, which usually focuses in... Source: Instagram

The photographs are taken simultaneously, despite the time difference, and reflect how similar their lives are, despite being miles apart.

LISEOK ✖️ SHINDANBI on Instagram: NYC Yellow Cab Source: Instagram

Speaking to Buzzfeed, Danbi said that the project keeps them bonded together while she’s away:

I just wanted to embrace the romantic and normal moments as an ordinary couple, imagining eating cereal and watching taxis go by together.

LISEOK ✖️ SHINDANBI on Instagram: CEREAL KILLERS #신단비이석예술 #SHINLIART - NewYork in SHINDANBI Seoul in LISEOK - The new collage presented by ShinDanbiLiSeok, which usually... Source: Instagram

Their project has gone viral across the world – Danbi says that they’ve received messages from other couples in long distance relationships who were touched by the project’s message.

Follow Half & Half on Danbi and Li’s Instagram here.

shinli Source: Instagram

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