Forbidden Photos From North Korea
Initially this photo of people painting their street was allowed as it shows a nice sense of community. They ended up changing their minds because they didn’t want people to think it was forced labour.
This man wasn’t properly dressed apparently:
This pic was disallowed because the painting wasn’t yet finished:
The next shot shows a power cut in an art gallery which was blamed squarely on the “US embargo”.
A mother and child relax on a bench. Nothing untoward. The North Korean officials thought they looked like they might be homeless, so it was deleted too.
People taking a break on their long journeys to work…
A woman hurriedly sorts out a man’s collar when she realises they are about to be photographed by a tourist…
The army and a man wearing his hat in an unconventional way…
Soldiers are often seen carrying out menial tasks…
Soldier at rest. The North Korean official line is that soldiers never rest.
Children rescue spilled corn…
I think you’ll all agree that these are some pretty amazing snapshots of life in North Korea. They show just the tip of a very bleak, black iceberg. Pyongyang and the surrounding area are the showcase for North Korea but even in this most carefully monitored of places the truth bubbles violently under the surface.
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