Just came across this lovely collection of photographs via Photojojo today.
A few years ago, Charlie Crane, a UK-based photographer, was lucky enough to get permission to take his camera into North Korea. While the communist nation still placed restrictions on the photos Crane could take, the photographer managed to capture some very different images from the ones normally seen by the outside public.
Apparently, Crane’s logic was that “if there is no possibility of getting underneath the surface then the answer was to photograph the surface itself.”
The results were compiled and published in the book, Welcome to Pyongyang, which was produced in conjunction with Nicholas Bonner of Koryo Tours. While the photos may not necessarily be representative of the average North Korean, they’re pretty impressive, and strangely enough, a little provocative.
Check out a selection of the photos below, or see more here.
