Day 4: The DMZ

North Koreans at The Arirang Mass Games at the May Day stadium in central Pyongyang. The games depict various stages of North Korean history through dance and gymnastics.Sean Gallagher Photography

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North Koreans at The Arirang Mass Games at the May Day stadium in central Pyongyang. The games depict various stages of North Korean history through dance and gymnastics.Sean Gallagher Photography

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The Arirang Mass Games at the May Day stadium in central Pyongyang. The games depict various stages of North Korean history through dance and gymnastics.Sean Gallagher Photography

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The Arirang Mass Games at the May Day stadium in central Pyongyang. The games depict various stages of North Korean history through dance and gymnastics.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Traffic wardens in central Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Visitors to the mausoleum of Kim il-Sung (known as the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, in northeast Pyongyang).Sean Gallagher Photography

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Visitors to the mausoleum of Kim il-Sung (known as the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in NorthEast Pyongyang).Sean Gallagher Photography

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Visitors to the mausoleum of Kim il-Sung (known as the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in NorthEast Pyongyang).Sean Gallagher Photography

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A visitor at the mausoleum of Kim il-Sung (known as the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in NorthEast Pyongyang).Sean Gallagher Photography

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Visitors to the the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery in Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Visitors to the the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery in Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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The Monument to the Foundation of the Workers' Party (east bank of the Taedong river in central Pyongyang).Sean Gallagher Photography

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The Monument to the Foundation of the Workers' Party (east bank of the Taedong river in central Pyongyang).Sean Gallagher Photography

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A tour guide imitates a nearby statue at The Monument to the Foundation of the Workers' Party (east bank of the Taedong river in central Pyongyang).Sean Gallagher Photography

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Inside a foreign bookstore next to the Monument to the Foundation of the Workers' Party (east bank of the Taedong river in central Pyongyang).Sean Gallagher Photography

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A mural depicting the 'eternal leader' Kim Il-Sung in central Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Pictures of 'comrade' Kim Jong-Il (left) and 'eternal leader' Kim Il-Sung' (right) are found depicted throughout the country.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Military propaganda in central Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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A wedding party in a park in central Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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A North Korean wedding party in a park in central Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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North Koreans visit the the giant Kim il-Sung statue known as the Mansudae Grand Monument in central Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Pedestrians cross a bridge in central Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Pedestrians pass by bleak, communist-style apartment blocks in central Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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North Koreans wait for a bus in central Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Powerstations and factories on the outskirts of Pyongyang.Sean Gallagher Photography

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A swimming pool inside the Children's Palace, an after-school for select, privileged children in the city.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Inside the Children's Palace, an after-school for select, privileged children in the city.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Children playing the accordion inside the Children's Palace, an after school for select, priviledged children.Sean Gallagher Photography

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A student inside the Children's Palace, an after-school for select, priviledged children.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Inside the lavish Children's Palace, an after-school for priviledged children.Sean Gallagher Photography

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Inside the lavish Children's Palace, an after-school for priviledged children in the city.Sean Gallagher Photography

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A child sings at a performance inside the lavish Children's Palace, an after-school for priviledge children.Sean Gallagher Photography

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A student outside the Children's Palace, a lavish after-school for priviledged children.Sean Gallagher Photography

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The Arirang Mass Games at the May Day stadium in central Pyongyang. The games depict various stages of North Korean history through dance and gymnastics.Sean Gallagher Photography

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