Ինչպիսին է կյանքն աշխարհի «ամենափակ» երկրում (լուսանկարներ)

24 March, 2016 19:56

Սա աշխարհի ամենափակ երկիրն է` Հյուսիսային Կորեան:

Լուսանկարներն արվել են ինչպես մայրաքաղաք Փհենյանում, այնպես էլ` գյուղական բնակավայրերում` բացահայտելով շարքային հյուսիսկորեացիների առօրյա կյանքից դրվագներ:

Watchful eye: Street cleaners sweep pavements for dust under the keen eye of a soldier in one of the parks in the capital city, Pyongyang

Propaganda: A waitress works in a restaurant in North Korea where propaganda images are broadcast on television around the clock

Rural: Locals watch and wait for a train to pass, providing Michal with a few seconds to snap this image of life in North Korea's countryside

Everyday life: A mother carrying a baby walks alongside other women and children in the streets in this picture taken by Michael Huniewicz

Risky: Michal captured the photos, including this one of North Koreans travelling in a bus, before smuggling them out of the country

Unseen: Dressed in identical brown uniforms and matching yellow hard hats, North Korean workers carry their equipment on a main road

Checks: Michal took this photo of a customs declaration form revealing the items banned from being brought into the country. Laptops were searched for any controversial content, including Korean films, pornography and even guide books

Entry point: Dandong station, one of the only entry points into North Korea for foreign tourists, was deserted when Michal was there

Deceiving? A staged scene appeared to be playing out at Pyongyang's main station, with passengers happily milling around despite an apparent lack of any other departing trains

While much of North Korea's main city seemed spotlessly clean, this photo reflects a more realistic side to the city life for many residents

Images of North Korean soldiers was a particularly risky subject matter although these two fighters appear too deep in discussion to be bothered by the covert snapper

Photographs of the rural parts of North Korea reveal miles of uninterrupted green fields and stunning landscapes, where farming remains key for surival

'I had 15 seconds to take this picture. This shop is for the locals only, and I was kicked out of it by my guide soon after taking this photo, but he didn't’ see me taking it,' Michal told Bored Panda

A serious-looking North Korean man stares back at the camera while travelling aboard a busy commuter bus in the capital city

Fields stretch for as far as the eye can see in this image. People ride bicycles and use carriages, rather than driving cars and trucks

A handful of groceries are on sale in this shop in the city. The shelves seem bare apart from a few bags of what appears to be dried fruit

The streets of the capital appear to be filled with smartly dressed taxi drivers waiting beside their green and bronze coloured vehicles

Two young North Korean women carry an arrangement of flowers through a car park. Although both are well dressed, many people in the country are living in poverty

Getting to work: Road workers repair street lights in the city while standing precariously on top of an ancient-looking red truck

A group of women in smart skirts, shirts and red scarfs are pictures sweeping an already spotless pathway in North Korea's capital city

The towering buildings dwarf the people wandering the wide pavements as they go about their daily business in Pyongyang

People walk under the watchful eye of North Korea's former leaders in the secretive state, which welcomes very few foreign visitors

A traffic officer stands to attention at the side of the road, however there are no cars to be seen. Very few people own a car in the country

A large screen television broadcasts a programme about North Korea's late leaders in a quiet hotel reception area in the capital city

A boy leans on a table and looks out of the window of a train at railway workers sitting on the ground during the journey to North Korea