The pair received the prize for their work on the film 'Korea: Out of the North', which followed the journeys taken by North Korean refugees and was broadcast by the BBC.
Both risked arrest and punishment during the 10 months of filming, a release from the Trust said.
"The Rory Peck Trust strives to support freelance camera people across the world, and the breadth of entries this year from Jung In Taek and Han Yong Ho in South Korea to Uzbekistan, Myanmar, the Congo and Zimbabwe are testament to the global need for our work,” said Tina Carr, director of The Rory Peck Trust, in the release.
"Without the physical and political courage that Jung In Taek and Han Yong Ho displayed in undertaking this project, this compelling story of human endeavour – of people in search of freedom to pursue a better life – would never have been seen by the wider public."
The award for news was made to Abdullahi Farah Duguf for his Somalian film 'Two weeks in Mogadishu'.
Tim Hetherington was awarded the Rory Peck Award for features for his film 'The Other War', which focused on the experiences of a platoon of soldiers in Afghanistan.
At the ceremony, Zimbabwean freelancer Mike Saburi was honoured with the Martin Adler Prize for his coverage of the country, in particular his work on the presidential campaign trail and the economic crisis.
Full profiles of the winners of this year's awards, which are specifically for freelance cameramen and women, can by found on the Rory Peck Trust website.
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