North Korean men repairing holes on an empty highway under the rain, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean propaganda billboard in the street with Kim il Sung, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean woman enjoying a picnic in a park on a sunday, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Young North Korean pioneers parade in the street, North Hwanghae Province, Kaesong, North Korea

North Korean propaganda poster depicting musicians, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Foreign tourist taking a picture of a propaganda fresco depicting Kim il song as a child with his parents, Ryanggang Province, Samjiyon, North Korea

North Korean women under the rain in Kumsusan memorial palace, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Young North Korean artists with flowers at the end of their show in Mangyongdae children's palace, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Portrait of a North Korean pioneer girl, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Young North Korean artist playing guitar during a show in Mangyongdae children's palace, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

European union official car in the street with the pyramid-shaped Ryugyong hotel in the background, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Propaganda billboards in a village, South Hamgyong Province, Hamhung, North Korea

Tongil station on Chollima line, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Pyochung pavilion turtle monument to loyalty, North Hwanghae Province, Kaesong, North Korea

North Korean taekwondo team in front of a giant flag during the Arirang mass games in may day stadium, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Row of North Korean propaganda billboards in the street, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Baegaebong hotel at the feet of mount Paektu, Ryanggang Province, Samjiyon, North Korea

North Korean woman in western clothes in the street , North Hwanghae Province, Kaesong, North Korea

North Korean pioneers in a rowing boat with a leader in Songdowon international children's union camp, Kangwon Province, Wonsan, North Korea

North Korean woman collecting water in a well in the countryside, South Pyongan Province, Nampo, North Korea

Dear leader Kim il Sung statue on main square, North Hamgyong Province, Chongjin, North Korea

North Korean people posing in front of a Kim Jong il giant picture, Kangwon Province, Chonsam Cooperative Farm, North Korea

North Korean soldier wearing an helmet standing in front of the United Nations conference rooms on the demarcation line in the Demilitarized Zone, North Hwanghae Province, Panmunjom, North Ko

North Korean women under an umbrella, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Two North Korean teenage girls watching a herd of goats grazing, North Hamgyong Province, Chilbo Sea, North Korea

North Korean man pushing his bicycle in a field, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Portraits of the Dear Leaders at the entrance of Mansudae art studio, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Old jars in Mangyongdae which was the birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Board of statistics in a North Korean museum, Kangwon Province, Chonsam Cooperative Farm, North Korea

Rusty North Korean boat on the jetty, Kangwon Province, Wonsan, North Korea

Set of North Korean flags in front of a building, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Mosaic map of the world in Songdowon international children's camp, Kangwon Province, Wonsan, North Korea

Monk and tourist praying in front of the altar of Kwangbok temple, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Kim Il-sung statue in the Grand monument on Mansu hill, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean women fixing a window, Kangwon Province, Wonsan, North Korea

The armistice agreement in the North Korea peace museum, North Hwanghae Province, Panmunjom, North Korea

Panoramic view of the Arirang mass games with North Korean performers in may day stadium, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean girl singing during a show for toursist in a school, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Tourists controled by an airport employee before entering a domestic plane, South Hamgyong Province, Hamhung, North Korea

North Korean people playing basketball game at Taesongsan funfair, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean people queueing in the street to take a bus, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean soldiers standing in front of the United Nations conference rooms on the demarcation line in the Demilitarized Zone, North Hwanghae Province, Panmunjom, North Korea

Empty canteen in Songdowon international children's camp, Kangwon Province, Wonsan, North Korea

North Korean women bringing flowers to Taesongsan revolutionary martyr's cemetery, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean officer in the joint security area of the Demilitarized Zone, North Hwanghae Province, Panmunjom, North Korea

North Korean soldeirs smoking cigarettes in the street, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean girls having a picnic in a park, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Cherry blossoms flowers against the sky, Kangwon Province, Wonsan, North Korea

Portrait of a North Korean man with a cap, Kangwon Province, Wonsan, North Korea

Portrait of a North Korean woman, North Hamgyong Province, Jung Pyong Ri, North Korea

North Korean children bringing back buckets full of water from a well in the countryside, South Pyongan Province, Nampo, North Korea

North Korean girl dressed in choson-ot in an orphanage, South Pyongan Province, Nampo, North Korea

North Korean gymnasts performing during the Arirang mass games in may day stadium, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean father and son eating an ice cream in the main square, Kangwon Province, Wonsan, North Korea

North Korean people riding bicycles along Taedong river, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Collective works on sunday, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean worshiper reading the bible during a sunday mass in protestant Bongsu church, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean people crossing a river on a bridge, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean people reading the newspaper displayed in the street, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea

Tunnel in Jonsung revolutionary museum with the slogan all the powers for the war victory!, Pyongan Province, Pyongyang, North Korea