April 20, 2024
Ask A North Korean

Photo Pyongyang # 1: Former residents explain what tourists see

'No fun in waiting over 12 hours to become human propaganda letters,' former citizen says

Photos of Pyongyang are certainly no longer rare, with hundreds of shots taken by tourists emerging on photo-sharing websites every year.

But while such pictures are well known for spawning countless gallery-driven albums on newspaper websites, the commentaries provided on them often comes from tourists who think their work shows a "glimpse" into real life in North Korea.

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