Life as North Koreans see it

In a photo taken on April 11, 2017 Hong Kum-Ju (27) poses for a portrait at the food factory where she works, in the eastern port city of Wonsan. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

April 11, 2017 | Hong Kum-Ju, 27, poses at the food factory where she works in the eastern port city of Wonsan. (ED JONES/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

TOPSHOT - In this photo taken on July 22, 2017, steel worker Kang Chol-Su (38) poses for a portrait at the Chollima Steel Complex, south of Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

July 22, 2017 | Steel worker Kang Chol-Su, 38, poses at the Chollima Steel Complex, south of Pyongyang. (ED JONES/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

In a photo taken on April 7, 2017 Kim Hyun-U (12) poses for a portrait as he takes part in a seasonal initiative referred to as a 'do good things' campaign, in which residents are encouraged to sweep and tidy the city, in a park in Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

April 7, 2017 | Kim Hyun-U, 12, poses in a park in Pyongyang as he takes part in a seasonal initiative referred to as a “Do Good Things” campaign, in which residents are encouraged to sweep and tidy the city. (ED JONES/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

In a photo taken on June 2, 2017 a vendor poses for a portrait at a gift shop in the Kaesong Koryo Ginseng Factory in Kaesong. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

June 2, 2017 | A vendor poses at a gift shop in the Kaesong Koryo Ginseng Factory in Kaesong. (ED JONES/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

In a photo taken on April 9, 2017 students Jo Jong-Im (19, L) and Jo Kwang-Hyok (31, R) pose for a portrait following a mass dance event in central Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

April 9, 2017 | Students Jo Jong-Im (left) and Jo Kwang-Hyok pose following a dance event in central Pyongyang. (ED JONES/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

In a photo taken on June 6, 2017 primary school student An Jae-Gwon (10) poses for a portrait during a festive 'children's day' event at 'Primary School Number 4' in Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

June 6, 2017 | Student An Jae-Gwon, 10, poses outside Primary School Number 4 in Pyongyang. (ED JONES/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

In a photo taken on April 9, 2017 marathon runner Pak Chol poses for a portrait after winning the Pyongyang Marathon, at Kim Il-Sung stadium in Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

April 9, 2017 | Marathon runner Pak Chol poses after winning the Pyongyang Marathon, at Kim Il-Sung stadium in Pyongyang. (ED JONES/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

In this photo taken on July 28, 2017, tour guide and Korean People's Army (KPA) captain Choe Un-Jong (26) poses for a portrait at the War Museum, or 'Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum', in Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

July 28, 2017 | Tour guide and Korean People’s Army Captain Choe Un-Jong, 26, poses at the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in Pyongyang.(ED JONES/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

In this photo taken on July 24, 2017, petrol station attendant Kim Su-Hyang (18) poses for a portrait before fuel pumps near the town of Sinchon, south of Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

July 24, 2017 | Petrol station attendant Kim Su-Hyang, 18, poses before fuel pumps near the town of Sinchon, south of Pyongyang. (ED JONES/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

TOPSHOT - In this photo taken on July 21, 2017, swimmer Ri Song-Hui (21) poses for a portrait at the Munsu Water Park in Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

July 21, 2017 | Swimmer Ri Song-Hui, 21, poses at the Munsu Water Park in Pyongyang. (ED JONES/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)


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