"Earth First" sees hope in this picture.
A worker’s paradise...
Fear lives in thier eyes
Only vehicle I saw, other than military was powered by a wood-gas generator.
Truly a paradise!
A preview of America in a few years.
It’s not a Communist hellhole. It’s carbon neutral!
The North Koreans should be thankful that their border with the South is so saturated with landmines,machine guns,soldiers,etc.Otherwise,those poor slobs in the South would overrun the country,thus spoiling the paradise that The Great Leader,The Dear Leader and The Pimpled Fat Leader have built.
"Earth First" sees hope in this picture.
Not one smile in the whole country. I feel sorry for the NORKs. I believe that one day when they are free there is a large part of them that will hold a grudge against us for not freeing them sooner.
Didn't see even one person that was even a little bit overweight...
Mayor Doomberg would feel right at home in NK
What a cold, unhappy, colorless existence where the government is their religion and worshipped with parades and pictures of the leaders. All that human ingenuity, spirit and joy stifled.
I did not see one indication that there were poor there. They show only the upper class.
Over time, there have been more and more opportunities to leave the showplace capital, Pyongyang, and mingle with the people.
But they are usually wary of foreigners and aware that they too are being watched.
In my photography, I try to maintain a personal point of view, a critical eye, and shoot with a style that I think of as sometimes-whimsical and sometimes-melancholy.
My aim is to open a window for the world on a place that is widely misunderstood and that would otherwise rarely be seen by outsiders.
I think he is an exceptional photographer but that last sentence at least to me shows that he has at least been somewhat seduced by communism.
I read the entire article and he is pretty careful not to be at all critical of the regime. He obviously can not be openly critical if he ever wants to go back but he does not really make any mention of the poverty, starvation or oppressive conditions that the common people endure.
Perhaps because he is always shadowed (controlled) by his minder he does not see how the common people are living. It is that ‘misunderstood comment that bothers me.
There is also this:
I hope these images help people to develop their own understanding of the country, one that goes beyond the point-counterpoint presented by Pyongyang and Washington. And maybe they can help create some sort of bridge between the people of North Korea and the rest of the world.
This reporter some how thinks that if Washington would just understand what a wonderful country Korea is things will be alright.
Maybe he is just trying to make friends in the North Korean government or maybe he is a communist at heart.
What an idyllic place to live. I am sure if we would only follow all of Obama’s precepts and implement every last one of his policy initiatives, Americans could be as lucky, create an equally perfect society and live wonderful lives.
This photographer went only where the government wanted him to go. These pictures are essentially propaganda. Even so, they are interesting.
I am pretty sure the average NK citizen would not want his picture taken.