This is a book review of Martin Tutsch’s “The North Koreans: Glimpses of Daily Life in the DPRK”. 2017. Primavera Pers.

When it comes to images and video materials, one can be certain that the last 20-30 years, and especially the last decade, will be remembered by future historians as the most photographed era in human history.

First, we witnessed the rise of the cheap automatic camera which made possible for anybody with, say, 30 minutes training in photography to produce quality photos.

The digital camera, often combined with a ubiquitous mobile phone, then made its appearance and produced