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I Photographed The Secretive Capital Of North Korea
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My name is Hélène Veilleux and I’m a Lyon (France) based photographer. My creative work could be defined as the fine line between reality and impossibilities.
I would like to invite you to cross the 38th parrallel North and visit Pyongyang, the secretive capital of North Korea (DPRK).
I am a tourist with my forehead pressed against the bus window, eyes wide open to capture every inch of the city. Clinging to my camera, accumulating postcards’ images I hope to finally confront the reality of this city nestled beyond the 38th parallel north with the sum of the images, rumors and fantasies laying inside me. But I’m a tourist, and the bus is back on track…
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One thing I noticed: very, very clean.
clean and empty
Not many people around to make a mess .....
So is a desert, according to T.E. Lawrence in the epic film Lawrence of Arabia.
Beautiful work Helene! Congrats!
thanks :p
very melancholy...
The photos are surreal. They seem so empty, sad, oppressed even. Wonderful photographer that's able to show the sadness and sterility in such a way that it captured my soul in those minutes!
Lack of crowds of people. Why build the monuments if your people cannot enjoy them? Or, maybe the people choose not to enjoy them? OR?????
Creepy. There is no life in that place.
Why are all your photos brown?
I choosed fade tones to enlight the sureals fealing of old postcards ( DPRK is a country out of "time" ) and "staged" scenics I experimented while visiting this country
I like that tone. It gives off a hint of surrealism and nostalgia. I'm a (South) Korean but I'm always in awe how different they have slowly become...
Very empty... It's so strange... But the photos are incredible ;)
The monuments & architecture seem to be copies of western ones. But then "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". Yes, the streets seem clean, but devoid of all passion.
amazing shots. love it
Do the North Koreans think this is normal living? So desolate. The photos are great.
This is normal living for them.
This is beautiful work for a tourist and photographer. The most evident thing I noticed is; where are the people? Why are the streets so empty? I find myself wondering if the camera had to be hidden. I felt a sense of profound sadness in all these pictures even the wedding photo.
Not many trees, eh?
Where is the selfie with Kim Jong-un?
Looks cleaner. But very less people moving around.
Sterile -- hardly any people. When I hear stories about China, its about conjestion and pollution. Not in these plaes. It's almost like people are avoiding the monuments.
Even if China is the historical "big brother" , DPRK and China are really different
Did you add a filter to the pictures or is it actually brown and hazy like that?
Why would anyone want to live in a country run by an egotistical maniac . He is a murderer. Starves most of the people in the country.
Ugly
I'd love to buy (or preferably trade) a picture with you. google Rowland Scherman.
Wonderful pictures! What does the traffic girl do, as there is none.
One thing I noticed: very, very clean.
clean and empty
Not many people around to make a mess .....
So is a desert, according to T.E. Lawrence in the epic film Lawrence of Arabia.
Beautiful work Helene! Congrats!
thanks :p
very melancholy...
The photos are surreal. They seem so empty, sad, oppressed even. Wonderful photographer that's able to show the sadness and sterility in such a way that it captured my soul in those minutes!
Lack of crowds of people. Why build the monuments if your people cannot enjoy them? Or, maybe the people choose not to enjoy them? OR?????
Creepy. There is no life in that place.
Why are all your photos brown?
I choosed fade tones to enlight the sureals fealing of old postcards ( DPRK is a country out of "time" ) and "staged" scenics I experimented while visiting this country
I like that tone. It gives off a hint of surrealism and nostalgia. I'm a (South) Korean but I'm always in awe how different they have slowly become...
Very empty... It's so strange... But the photos are incredible ;)
The monuments & architecture seem to be copies of western ones. But then "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". Yes, the streets seem clean, but devoid of all passion.
amazing shots. love it
Do the North Koreans think this is normal living? So desolate. The photos are great.
This is normal living for them.
This is beautiful work for a tourist and photographer. The most evident thing I noticed is; where are the people? Why are the streets so empty? I find myself wondering if the camera had to be hidden. I felt a sense of profound sadness in all these pictures even the wedding photo.
Not many trees, eh?
Where is the selfie with Kim Jong-un?
Looks cleaner. But very less people moving around.
Sterile -- hardly any people. When I hear stories about China, its about conjestion and pollution. Not in these plaes. It's almost like people are avoiding the monuments.
Even if China is the historical "big brother" , DPRK and China are really different
Did you add a filter to the pictures or is it actually brown and hazy like that?
Why would anyone want to live in a country run by an egotistical maniac . He is a murderer. Starves most of the people in the country.
Ugly
I'd love to buy (or preferably trade) a picture with you. google Rowland Scherman.
Wonderful pictures! What does the traffic girl do, as there is none.