A group of soldiers waits at a bus stop. It is estimated that North Korea has the fourth-largest army in the world, with 1.21 million soldiers. If that number is correct, it means 1 in 25 North Koreans is employed by the military. It is not allowed to photograph the military in North Korea. This photo was taken with a small, hidden camera during one of the few walks we were allowed to make in the capital. (Photograph by Peter Hove Olesen)
A girl warms up before performing at a school that is always on the program of travel companies authorized to book tours to North Korea. We don't know if the schools we visited represent average North Korean schools. You can find YouTube videos where tourists watch students play music in this same room. (Photograph by Peter Hove Olesen)
Apparently the children in the Kyongsang elite kindergarten play freely. But when we stayed in the room for a little longer than the guides stipulated, we couldn't help but notice that the children acted out small roles. They made the same movements over and over. (Photograph by Peter Hove Olesen)
The Pyongyang Metro is an impressive display of marble, chandeliers and mosaics — at least at the three stations we were allowed to see. According to North Korean defectors, the same three metro stations are always shown to foreigners. (Photograph by Peter Hove Olesen)
A young couple on the way to Kumsusan Palace of the Sun. Kim Jong Il died in December 2011. The North Korean news agency reported that an earthquake shook Mt. Paektu, where the Dear Leader was born, while crying owls flew into the mausoleum. (Photograph by Peter Hove Olesen)
North Korea – portrait of a people
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