Associated Press photographer David Guttenfelder has been documenting life in North Korea and the result is fascinating, engrossing, humanizing and eye-opening.
The photos are worth the time and I highly recommend taking time to look at his Instagram feed. These quirky little moments offer a perfect compliment to the traditional images.
They can be found
here.
North Korean pedestrians walk down a snowy street in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Korean pedestrians walk along a sidewalk in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A poster showing a model of North Korea's Unha-3 Rocket hangs in the lobby of a Pyongyang hotel on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. North Korea is upgrading one of its two major missile launch sites, apparently to handle much bigger rockets, and some design features suggest it is getting help from Iran, a U.S. research institute said Thursday. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Koreans sit in the stands of a skating arena in Pyongyang during the opening ceremony of a figure skating exhibition event on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Printed on the banner beneath them is the word "Peace" in English and Korean. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A North Korean soldier attends a class at the Grand Peoples Study House in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Koreans exit an ice skating rink after a figure skating exhibition event in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Korean women package soap at a cosmetics factory in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
An off duty North Korean traffic policeman laces up ice skates as his colleagues sit near by at an ice skating rink in Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Koreans stand before a roadside mosaic of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to pay their respects on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A North Korean musical performance is held in Pyongyang with the words "Let's strike the imperialists mercilessly with the same success we had carrying out the 3rd nuclear test" projected on a screen, on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A North Korean soldier smokes a cigarette as snow falls in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Korean soldiers and others gather in front of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to pay their respects in Pyongyang, North Korea on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. North Koreans turned out to commemorate what would have been the 71th birthday of Kim Jong Il who died on Dec. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Korean soldiers ride an escalator past a model of their country's Unha Rocket as they enter an exhibition in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 where Kimjongilia flowers, named after the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, were on display. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A North Korean portrait photographer instructs North Korean soldiers to pose for a picture under a mosaic of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at an exhibition in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 where Kimjongilia flowers, named after Kim Jong Il, were on display. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Korean synchronized swimmers perform at a mass synchronized swimming exhibition event in Pyongyang on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
Female North Korean traffic police officers gather in front of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to pay their respects in Pyongyang, North Korea on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. North Koreans turned out to commemorate what would have been the 71th birthday of Kim Jong Il who died on Dec. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A North Korean woman, with a fake Kalashnikov rifle used in a theatrical performance, stands in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theatre waiting for a ride on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A North Korean nurse looks out of a window at a neighborhood health clinic in Pyongyang, North Korea on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A 2013 calendar, showing a picture of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket, hangs inside a hair salon in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Korean pedestrians walk along a nighttime street in central Pyongyang, North Korea on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
Photos showing example hair styles hang inside a hair salon in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Koreans cross a railroad bridge over a riverbed south of Mount Myohyang, and north of the capital city of Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Koreans carry bundles on their backs as they cross a frozen lake north of the capital city of Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
iPhone and posted to Instagram on Feb. 16 , 2013, North Korean school boys play with an Associated Press photographer's professional camera in front of statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea. On Jan. 18, 2013, foreigners were allowed for the first time to bring mobile phones into North Korea. And this week the local service provider, Koryolink, is allowing foreigners to access the Internet on a data capable 3G connection on mobile phones.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
In this Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 photo posted to Instagram on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, a North Korean guide uses a pointer at the start of a tour of an historic site in Pyongyang. On Jan. 18, 2013, foreigners were allowed for the first time to bring mobile phones into North Korea. And this week the local service provider, Koryolink, is allowing foreigners to access the Internet on a data capable 3G connection on mobile phones. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
iPhone and posted to Instagram on Feb. 21, 2013, North Korean nurses care for infants in cribs inside a maternity hospital, in Pyongyang, North Korea. On Jan. 18, 2013, foreigners were allowed for the first time to bring mobile phones into North Korea. And this week the local service provider, Koryolink, is allowing foreigners to access the Internet on a data capable 3G connection on mobile phones. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
iPod Touch and posted to instagram on Jan. 8, 2013, North Koreans walk along a Pyongyang street and seen through a coffee shop window curtain. On Jan. 18, 2013, foreigners were allowed for the first time to bring mobile phones into North Korea. And this week the local service provider, Koryolink, is allowing foreigners to access the Internet on a data capable 3G connection on mobile phones. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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