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North Korea – officially the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – is one of the hardest places in the world to photograph. Thousands of Westerners visit the DPRK on authorized tours each year but have to follow strict guidelines when taking pictures. Professional photographers are simply not allowed on these trips. Magnum photographer Carl De Keyzer is one of very few to have been given unprecedented access to the DPRK. This opportunity was made possible by the British-run Koryo Group, which has been taking people to the DPRK since 1993 and whose aim is to encourage people-topeople engagement through travel, culture, sport and humanitarian projects. In the course of four journeys totaling sixty days, De Keyzer and his Korean guides travelled the length and breadth of the country, observing the place and its people. De Keyzer visited more than 200 locations, travelling to every single one of the country’s provinces. The result is a unique and often very surprising view of one of the world’s most complex, concealed and confusing countries.
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Photography Carl De Keyzer Captions James Banfill (Koryo Tours) Copy-editing Lee Preedy Book Design Jelle Maréchal
Thanks to: All those at Koryo Tours in Beijing, especially James Banfill, Adrian Sandiford and Nick Bonner, for their help making this project possible. Thanks too to KITC (Korea International Travel Company) — Koryo’s travel partners in Pyongyang — and all the guides, drivers and support staff there for introducing me to their country.
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Thanks also to: Jelle Maréchal, Bieke Depoorter, Jimmy Kets, Eva Rossie, Kaat Celis. Annelies Storms, Tinne Op de Beeck, Caroline Verschraege (Stad Gent) Isolde Poncelet (Pentax Belgium) Sarah Theerlynck, Niels Famaey, Koen Warlop (Lannoo), Natalie Ivis, Andrea Holzherr (Magnum Photos) Roberto Polo (Roberto Polo Gallery) Jack Rasmussen, Kristi-anne Caisse (Katzen Arts Gallery, American University Museum), Frank Hoenjet, Marianne Splint (Museum Helmond), Jan Dekeyser (NO4MAD)
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