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What if… things were different?
So my dream was to stand on both sides of this separated country and learn for myself about the situation on the Korean peninsula. My curiosity for one of the most secluded countries in the world and the idea of taking pictures there blended perfectly when I got the chance to travel together with my…
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May Day Stadium
With an official capacity of 150.000 seats the Rungnado May Day Stadium is the largest stadium in the world. We had to come back to this place twice as we weren’t on time for our first appointment. Being 5 minutes late meant our guide had already left. The stadium despite being obviously empty and unoccupied that…
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Dancing at Moranbong
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Juche Juche
The government bases most of the countries legacy and future onto the Juche ideology. Originally developed by Kim Il-Sung the idea transformed from the marxist-leninist foundation to a truly Korean belief over the years. The meaning of a unique Korean reception may not be underestimated. A society where certain sentiments have their own descriptive words…
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Road to reunification
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Waterparks over revolutions
Recently the Pyongyang leisure and science departments had plenty of reason for celebrations. After the SciTech complex mentioned in one of my earlier posts the city opened the Munsu Waterpark in 2013. A leisurely paradise we were visiting incognito as guests before changing into our photographer outfits once more. As you can certainly imagine the…
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Outbounds of the DMZ
