April 24, 2024

PHOTO GALLERY NORTH KOREA

The latest narrated photo collections from in and around North Korea

The foreign brands that North Koreans love — in photos
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The foreign brands that North Koreans love — in photos

From Mercedes cars to Gucci handbags, neither sanctions nor ideology dampen demand for imports from abroad

The foreign brands that North Koreans love — in photos
NK News
NK News May 1, 2023
Planes, hover trains and future cars: North Korea shows off ambitious designs
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Planes, hover trains and future cars: North Korea shows off ambitious designs

National design expo features creative and wacky concepts but also reveals Kim Jong Un’s manufacturing priorities

Planes, hover trains and future cars: North Korea shows off ambitious designs
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 12, 2023
Dragon gates and Chollima trolleys: North Korea’s new apartments — in photos
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Dragon gates and Chollima trolleys: North Korea’s new apartments — in photos

Kim Jong Un has pushed to build new housing in Pyongyang, but relatively few can enjoy these more modern facilities

Dragon gates and Chollima trolleys: North Korea’s new apartments — in photos
NK News
NK News March 23, 2023
Loudspeakers, guard posts and fires: Zooming in on North Korea from Panmunjom
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Loudspeakers, guard posts and fires: Zooming in on North Korea from Panmunjom

Photos give a snapshot of daily life for DPRK soldiers and villagers near inter-Korean border, three years into pandemic

Loudspeakers, guard posts and fires: Zooming in on North Korea from Panmunjom
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 7, 2023
Hazmat suits and outdoor masking: Inside North Korea’s unending COVID isolation
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Hazmat suits and outdoor masking: Inside North Korea’s unending COVID isolation

Exclusive photos show how quarantine measures affect everyday life in a country that has yet to reopen

Hazmat suits and outdoor masking: Inside North Korea’s unending COVID isolation
NK News
NK News February 28, 2023
Photos: North Korea’s new homes and apartments, as seen from South Korea
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Photos: North Korea’s new homes and apartments, as seen from South Korea

Buildings matching style of Kim Jong Un's rural development plan have popped up in two inter-Korean border locations

Photos: North Korea’s new homes and apartments, as seen from South Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 12, 2023
The fabulous fashion choices of North Korean women — in photos
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The fabulous fashion choices of North Korean women — in photos

Elites use clothing to flaunt their wealth even as DPRK fashion police crack down on non-socialist behavior

The fabulous fashion choices of North Korean women — in photos
NK News
NK News December 16, 2022
Empty lots and baboon feces: North Korea’s monuments in Namibia — in photos
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Empty lots and baboon feces: North Korea’s monuments in Namibia — in photos

DPRK laborers applied socialist realist principles to African subjects, but their work now suffers from neglect

Empty lots and baboon feces: North Korea’s monuments in Namibia — in photos
Nick Hall
Nick Hall December 9, 2022
How North Korea promotes ideology through art — in photos
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How North Korea promotes ideology through art — in photos

Exploring creative expression in a country where there is no 'art for art’s sake'

How North Korea promotes ideology through art — in photos
NK News
NK News November 14, 2022
An unvarnished look at the hidden backstreets and alleys of Pyongyang
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An unvarnished look at the hidden backstreets and alleys of Pyongyang

Exclusive photos show conditions in rarely seen areas of the North Korean capital, a hop and skip from main boulevards

An unvarnished look at the hidden backstreets and alleys of Pyongyang
NK News
NK News October 27, 2022
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