Apr 28, 2020 · Here's what North Korea really looks like. Day-to-day life in North Korea can be bleak. Sanctions put in place to punish the government for its nuclear weapons tests have crippled the...

Feb 18, 2016 · Brave traveller Michal Huniewicz managed to capture shots of poverty-ridden slums and repressed citizens before smuggling a memory card out of the country. These are rare pictures of the...

May 9, 2014 · Photographer Eric Lafforgue took the 'banned' images during a visit to North Korea earlier this year; Forbidden subjects include malnourished people, child labourers and a man collecting...

Dec 5, 2017 · Most North Korean propaganda photos show its capital, Pyongyang, in the throes of military celebration, with tanks rolling down its streets and people cheering. That’s what makes the recent...

From local delicacies to quiet rural landscapes, these photos offer a rare look into daily life in the DPRK’s northernmost province of North Hamgyong. They capture everything from the importance of landline phones to traditional customs, economic struggles and state propaganda. In this photo series, defector columnists for Ask a North Korean walk readers through […]

Jan 17, 2018 · Photographer and Sony Ambassador Eric Lafforgue is one of the very lucky few that have had a chance to see what North Korea is really like. Since 2008, I have ventured to North Korea six times, he said. Thanks to digital memory cards, I was able to save photos that I was forbidden to take or was told to delete by the minders.

Oct 6, 2023 · If the North Korean government finds out that you have taken photos of North Korea illegally or captured some things that are restricted from photographing, things might go wrong for you. Let us see what happened with Eric Lafforgue.

Apr 9, 2023 · People living in North Korea, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, live rigid and controlled lives. With a lack of connection to the outside world, North Koreans maintain their...

Nov 28, 2024 · Below, take a look into the mostly hidden world of the work-life of North Korea. Many in the country suffer from food scarcity. A farmer carries a fully grown cabbage after harvesting it. AP...

Aug 1, 2012 · Why no pictures? The North Korean government jealously protects what foreigners can see. We were told the government holds guides responsible for the behavior of people in their groups, even after they leave.