Forbidden photos that you will not be released from North Korea with

London-based photographer Michael Hunevich went to North Korea and, of course, took a lot of photos. However, according to local laws, most of them are considered prohibited. That is why these pictures are extremely interesting, because we can learn a little more about one of the most mysterious countries in the world.

The photographer was warned that he would be arrested if such pictures were found with him. Even the designated guide told him not to take so many photos.

Nevertheless, Michael Hunevich managed with great difficulty to take out the rarest footage from North Korea.

In Pyongyang, the military is everywhere, personifying power.

The difference between North Korea (left) and China is staggering.

The difference is especially noticeable at night.

During your trip to North Korea, you will have to fill out several such forms.

The first photo that Michael Hunevich took in North Korea. It is forbidden to take photos from this train.

Koreans can only travel within the country by obtaining a special permit.

Korean soldiers.

Arrival in Pyongyang. It even seemed to the photographer that these exquisitely dressed travelers were there for a reason: there were no more trains on the schedule that day, only the one on which he arrived.

Several guides were assigned to the group of those who arrived in the capital, who followed literally every step of the travelers — they even said what time to go to bed and get up in the morning.

The brutal architecture of the capital of North Korea.

View from the Yangakto Hotel, the second tallest skyscraper in Pyongyang.

There is no button with the 5th floor in the hotel elevator. It can only be reached by stairs.

Any communication of tourists with the locals is suppressed in every possible way. Michael Hunevich said that the waitresses in the restaurant were a little scared at the sight of their group.

Kim Il Sung Square, the largest city square in the center of Pyongyang, was opened in 1954. This square is just the place to photograph. Even necessary.

The right to live in the capital is considered a privilege. Pyongyang residents wear special badges that cannot be bought, you can only get.

You can only take photos of monuments in full growth.

A shop for local residents. It is also forbidden to photograph him. The guide assigned to the group of tourists where the photographer was, immediately took Michael Hunevich away as soon as he noticed him in the store.

Souvenirs.

There are practically no cars in the city. The guides took the passports from the photographer and the whole group — as they explained, in case tourists suddenly get into an accident.

Korean workers.

The city is somehow unnaturally clean, but then the photographer saw it.

Socialist murals.

People are going to work.