. North Korea is one of the most secret and inaccessible countries in the world.   Beginning in 2005 I went to many cities in North Korea to shoot pictures and capture video.  I carried out my investigations in the towns and cities of Sinuiju, Pyongyang, Kaesong, Mt. Myohyang, Panmunjom, Najin, Seonbong and along the borders of China, North Korea and Russia. Secret North Korea by Wu Hong North Korean children applaud as they finish a performance for foreign tourists at a kindergarten in Rason Directly Governed City, North Hamgyong province, North Korea. North Korean people sit by a bronze statue of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. Women gather at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. North Korean passengers in a subway carriage at a subway station in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. People on their way to work.  Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. A man rests at a port in Rason Directly Governed City, North Hamgyong province, North Korea. Two North Korean men hiding behind a wall in order to sneak through without tickets at the platform of Sinuiju railway station as they wait for the train to the capital Pyongyang in Sinuiju city, North Korea. A man takes up a bowling position outside a hotel in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. View of rural area of Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean spectators clapping their hands during the Arirang performance held at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang capital of North Korea. Many pupils hold boards preparing for the Arirang performance held at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. Two North Korean soldiers guard the Panmunjeom Military Demarcation Line while another three soldiers take photos.  A South Korean soldier guards in the distance.  Photograph taken from North Korea's Panmunjom. Children attend ballet classes. North Korean people rest under a line of party flags in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. Two waiters lighting up wax candles when one of frequent power failures happened at a restaurant in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. A North Korean woman holds her baby while trying to sell her farm products to foreign tourists to earn money in border town ,Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, North Korea. North Korean fishermen repair their fishing boat in the coastal area of Rason Directly Governed City, North Hamgyong province, North Korea. North Korean people at railway station.  Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. BACK ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2012 Back to current issue