North Korea's life
A story from North Korea by Asia photographer Tim Franco.
In June 2019, I got the chance to get to travel to North Korea. During 10 days, I was able to shoot with my medium format analog camera around Pyeongyang, Hamhung, Wonsan, Sariwon, Kaesong and lot of other places. I produced a mini series now available on the site, here are a few of the phots as well!
check the full series and text here: The Democracy of the people’s dictatorship
China - North Korea border | Rivers of defection
As both Koreas are trying to work towards a peace solution, the defections from the DPRK are happening daily. In my first chapter ( http://www.timfranco.com/unperson ), I have interviewed & portrayed those defectors. This time, I traveled along the border of the secretive state and China. The two countries are separated by two rivers and one mountain. Most of the defectors are crossing the rivers into China before finding their difficult way into South Korea. Crossing those rivers is the first step into a new world. Those photos are documenting those places and showing how close and easy it is to make this first step.
North Korea from the city of Dandong
Chinese fishfarm overlooking North Korea
North Korea
China
just a few meters between China and North Korea
An old bridge destroyed to cut the traffic between the two countries.
All those photos are copyrighted Tim Franco 2018 and available for editorial use upon request.
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