37 Top Secret Forbidden Photos of Life in North Korea…

Peter Pizagalli Published 08/24/2015

North Korea, a reclusive country that doesn’t give a crap about anyone. The country that loves making threats and bluffing it’s way through everything. So… what’s life like? David Guttenfelder visited this majestic country and snapped up a bunch of photos. I’m sure some of these photos are forbidden by the NK government, such as taking ph

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1.
Students at a concert.
2.
A Shop in Pyongyang
3.
Juche Tower.
4.
Pyongyang
5.
Mass synchronized swimming performance
6.
Pyongyang
7.
Early morning in Pyongyang
8.
Kids playing with David’s camera.
9.
Trolley bus stop
10.
Baggage claim at the airport
11.
Model of Unha-3 rocket in Pyongyang
12.
North Korean lady and yet to be completed 105-story Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang
13.
North Korean lady and yet to be completed 105-story Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang
14.
Kids rollerblading
15.
Soldier in a sidecar
16.
Traditional folk dance.
17.
Guy manning the sound board for a performance...DJ?
18.
A photo lab.
19.
Dennis Rodman
20.
North Korean soldier reading at the Grand People’s Study House.
21.
North Korean veterans of the Korean War sitting under the two Kim’s portraits
22.
Transportation to airport
23.
Wedding portrait in front of the two Kim’s statues
24.
The Grand People’s Study House.
25.
A park swing looking like the North Korean Unha-3 rocket
26.
View from The Grand People’s Study House. Notice the two huge mosaics of two Kim’s in the middle of the photo.
27.
Playground in front of a building.
28.
29.
Taxi pick up in Pyongyang
30.
Pyongyang city center
31.
North Korean War Surviving Veterans
32.
Propaganda billboards in backround
33.
workers
34.
Troops march on Kim Il Sung Square.
35.
Pastel painted buildings in Pyongyang
36.
Trolley repair in the city

1.
Students at a concert.
2.
A Shop in Pyongyang
3.
Juche Tower.
4.
Pyongyang
5.
Mass synchronized swimming performance
6.
Pyongyang
7.
Early morning in Pyongyang
8.
Kids playing with David’s camera.
9.
Trolley bus stop
10.
Baggage claim at the airport
11.
Model of Unha-3 rocket in Pyongyang
12.
North Korean lady and yet to be completed 105-story Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang
13.
North Korean lady and yet to be completed 105-story Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang
14.
Kids rollerblading
15.
Soldier in a sidecar
16.
Traditional folk dance.
17.
Guy manning the sound board for a performance...DJ?
18.
A photo lab.
19.
Dennis Rodman
20.
North Korean soldier reading at the Grand People’s Study House.
21.
North Korean veterans of the Korean War sitting under the two Kim’s portraits
22.
Transportation to airport
23.
Wedding portrait in front of the two Kim’s statues
24.
The Grand People’s Study House.
25.
A park swing looking like the North Korean Unha-3 rocket
26.
View from The Grand People’s Study House. Notice the two huge mosaics of two Kim’s in the middle of the photo.
27.
Playground in front of a building.
28.
29.
Taxi pick up in Pyongyang
30.
Pyongyang city center
31.
North Korean War Surviving Veterans
32.
Propaganda billboards in backround
33.
workers
34.
Troops march on Kim Il Sung Square.
35.
Pastel painted buildings in Pyongyang
36.
Trolley repair in the city