If there were some people left on the planet unaware of the horrible political climate in North Korea, it all changed once the news of the 22-year old American student who died after being detained by Kim Jong-Un for stealing a propaganda poster from his hotel room circled the globe. It left many people wanting to take a peak into this country’s reality, but sadly, apart from the staged theatrical show they put on for tourists when they visit Pyongyang not much digital material has surfaced of the most isolated country in the world.
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Michael recalls playing with fire when deciding to snap this photo of North Korea’s countryside showing villagers next to their bikes waiting for the train to pass. In spite of photography being encouraged in controlled conditions, it is absolutely prohibited to take photos of uniformed officers such as the one of the picture.
Why this photo most of us would find staged and ridiculous is because these street cleaners seem to be sweeping paths in of the biggest parks in Pyongyang which are perfectly clean. There’s also that soldier in the photograph who tourists are not allowed to take photos of.
Yup, that’s exactly what you think it is. This man just had to use the bathroom and as there weren’t any around, he simply got off his bike and urinated on the concrete sidewalk. We still aren’t sure how this picture managed to make it past their government officials as they are determined to show nothing else but the ‘grandeur’ of their country. Another interesting fact that was recently reported by Bored Panda is that North Koreans aren’t even allowed to travel within their own country unless they posses a special permit.
This interesting photo took a great deal of risk as it is reserved for locals only. Michael recalls having about 5 seconds in there before he was kicked out by his guide. Unfortunately he was not seen taking the photo. The half-empty grocery store shows the consequences locals are suffering due to this corrupt country’s terrible international policies.
Yet another photo depicting North Korea’s terrible countryside and infrastructure. Did you know that its citizens are only allowed to travel long distances by trains and buses due to the low maintenance of the roads? And for this, of course, they must first get a permit.
The city of Pyongyang is a complete contrast to rural North Korea. Michael and the rest of the groups saw a number of vehicles and nicely dressed people. However, they could not talk to any of them as their guides appointed by the country’s Ministry of Tourism closely followed their every move. Apart from that, they were told when to go to bed and when to wake up too.
This photo shows Kim Jong-Un hugging two schoolchildren dressed in uniforms and surprisingly appear proud and maybe even happy to be in their ‘supreme leader’s embrace’. Telegraph reported that the children are part of a performance celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean Children’s Union. It’s name? – “We are the Happiest in the world” (yup!). Need we say more?
This is Kim’s reaction while he is watching a long range rocket launch from an undisclosed location. North Korea tried to tell its people that the rocket launch contained a satellite, but the U.S was quick to debunk this claim and denounced the launch as a missile test. Kim continues to defy the U.N’s sanctions and its nation’s needs by launching everything from missiles to nuclear bombs while North Koreans are starving and dying in poverty.
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