Pyongyang in art

Carl De Keyzer in North Korea, the most mysterious country

North Korea is one of the most enigmatic countries in the world, with limited access by foreign media as well as tourists. Everything in this last communist state is controlled by the government – from an ideological, cultural, and political perspective in the world. Nevertheless, Belgian photographer Carl De Keyzer became one of the …

Carl De Keyzer in North Korea, the most mysterious country Read More

Eric Lafforgue received a lifetime ban from North Korea for these photos

Who is Eric Lafforgue? Eric Lafforgue is a French photographer who traverses the world. He has always been fascinated by the world countries, especially those in remote areas, and spent time in Africa when he was about ten years old, Yemen, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. He started his photographing career in 2006, and soon newspapers and …

Eric Lafforgue received a lifetime ban from North Korea for these photos Read More

Noh Suntag in North Korea – This spectacle involves 100,000 participants

Photography / 3 minutes of reading

About Noh Suntag Noh Suntag has made it his mission to provide the world glimpses of social, historical and political developments of North Korea, which many people do not get to see. Noh produces photographs that record real-life situations that are directly linked to the division of Korea. In particular, some of his works were …

Noh Suntag in North Korea – This spectacle involves 100,000 participants Read More

Philippe Chancel & Eerie North Korea – A look behind the curtain

Photography / 2 minutes of reading

Philippe Chancel’s photographs from North Korea are simply remarkable. Chancel joins the ranks of the few photographers in the world that have actually managed to document the impenetrable nation of North Korea. For more than half a century, this enigma of a country has been the personification of a rogue state; North Korea is …

Philippe Chancel & Eerie North Korea – A look behind the curtain Read More

Phillipe Chancel in North Korea – Photos of the Arirang Mass Games

Photography / 3 minutes of reading

North Korea’s Mass Games Every year, North Korea holds a lavish and extravagant celebration for its ruler known as the Arirang celebrations, held at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang. The Arirang celebrations can be classified in the same category as the Olympic celebrations. The audience is always treated to a highly choreographed show, the …

Phillipe Chancel in North Korea – Photos of the Arirang Mass Games Read More

Oliver Wainwright in North Korea – Pyongyang interiors & bizarre colors

Architecture, Photography / 2 minutes of reading

Kitsch and retro interiors in North Korea Oliver Wainwright North Korean Interiors documents the unique architecture and the interiors of various regions of North Korea and its capital Pyongyang. Not many photographers get the opportunity to explore this isolated country owing to its closed state; however, Wainwright took the opportunity and ran with it. The …

Oliver Wainwright in North Korea – Pyongyang interiors & bizarre colors Read More

Eddo Hartmann’s Setting the Stage – North Korea in calm photos

Architecture, Photography / 7 minutes of reading

Despite being a highly secretive state, documentary images of North Korea have somehow managed to seep into the mainstream media in recent years. Those outsiders who have been granted access to the country are usually afforded limited freedom. As a result, the images they sneak out of the region typically are of totalitarian dictatorship, …

Eddo Hartmann’s Setting the Stage – North Korea in calm photos Read More

Prohibited photos from world’s most isolated country – Michal Huniewicz

Architecture, Photography / 3 minutes of reading

About Huniewicz’s trip to North Korea A lot of attention was recently drawn to a series of photographs taken by London-based photographer Michal Huniewicz. These photographs are somewhat prohibited as they show the real side of North Korea. The only way how tourists can North Korea Tourists who want to visit North Korea are only …

Prohibited photos from world’s most isolated country – Michal Huniewicz Read More

Andreas-Gursky-–-Pyongyang-II-Diptychon-2007-c-print-207-x-2587cm feat

Andreas Gursky’s sensational photos of North Korea’s mass games

Photography / 2 minutes of reading

About Andreas Gursky Renowned for his large-format color photographs charting themes of globalized society at work and play, Andreas Gursky’s production employs the digital technology to capture and refine an astounding compilation of detail on an epic scale. The perspective in many of Gursky’s photographs is drawn from an elevated vantage point. This position enables …

Andreas Gursky’s sensational photos of North Korea’s mass games Read More

Photographer Thomas Struth visits both North & South Korea

Photography / 3 minutes of reading

Thomas Struth’s trips to Korea In March 2007, Thomas Struth went on a first trip to South Korea. He spent time in the two largest cities, Seoul and Busan, and visited religious and cultural sites, important landscapes and shipyards. At the vast DSME shipyard on Geoje Island, one of the largest in the world, he …

Photographer Thomas Struth visits both North & South Korea Read More

Stay in touch

Want inspiration in your inbox?