My favorite part of North Korea was undoubtedly the children. I met many kids that I played with, from proper Pyongyang upper-class children, to kids from a countryside farming town. While we see many images in the media of the country raising havoc with military bravado, we often forget about the next generation of Koreans who have the power to perhaps change their country for the better. This North Korea photography gallery is an ode to them.
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3 comments
Brian says:
May 26, 2012
I really like your site! Objective and even handed.
I can’t agree more with you about the seemingly bizarre route most people take on the North Korea issue. It’s always so…. manic?
It seems as though looking at North Korea with anything but revulsion or adoration is met with criticism…sheesh.
Brian says:
May 26, 2012
by the way great photos, I love your work documenting these moments. Whether scripted or not any interaction like these that we can have with North Koreans is a positive one.
Cyrus says:
May 30, 2012
It’s hard to say… Most people are not that extreme about North Korea, at least not in person, but on the Internet people get all fired up and take extreme positions so they have an excuse to argue and fill a vapid hole in their lives.