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I find these pictures to be very misleading. Did the author have his camera 'checked' and all the not so great pictures deleted when crossing back into China?

by resu 13y ago

I find these pictures to be very misleading. Did the author have his camera 'checked' and all the not so great pictures deleted when crossing back into China? Because when I went there what's shown in the pictures represents only what they want you to see. You can see a lot of poverty, undernourishment, and lack of basic infrastructure even if you follow the approved tour route to the letter. He managed to snap a lot of pictures from his bus, so why not show the less impressive shots as well? It's impossible to not see any this when you traverse the whole country from north to south.

surge 13y ago
If you look at his blog, and read the captions you get an idea of how controlled his experience is. First, the camera doesn't get checked (although it might have been) because they have a "no photos" rule in certain places, like the mausoleum. The tour is guided and controlled and he never allowed to go anywhere or leave on his own, so he is only taken to the best places DPRK has to offer. The simple reason for not having less impressive shots is he was never taken anywhere or allowed to take pictures where things were less impressive. It's not misleading, he only had pictures of the places he was allowed to go (which they wouldn't likely let him into areas that gave him a negative impression) and was allowed to use his camera.
- resu 13y ago
  You are not allowed to take photos while sitting in a vehicle at any time. Trust me, I've been on this same tour. If he managed to sneak those pictures from the bus he could have taken a lot more. What I'm saying is that when you are taken on a tour of many parts of the city, and around the country, it is impossible to hide the reality of the situation there, no matter how hard the government tries (and it does try very hard with its limited resources).

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I find these pictures to be very misleading. Did the author have his camera 'checked' and all the not so great pictures deleted when crossing back into China?

by resu 13y ago

surge 13y ago
If you look at his blog, and read the captions you get an idea of how controlled his experience is. First, the camera doesn't get checked (although it might have been) because they have a "no photos" rule in certain places, like the mausoleum. The tour is guided and controlled and he never allowed to go anywhere or leave on his own, so he is only taken to the best places DPRK has to offer. The simple reason for not having less impressive shots is he was never taken anywhere or allowed to take pictures where things were less impressive. It's not misleading, he only had pictures of the places he was allowed to go (which they wouldn't likely let him into areas that gave him a negative impression) and was allowed to use his camera.
- resu 13y ago
  You are not allowed to take photos while sitting in a vehicle at any time. Trust me, I've been on this same tour. If he managed to sneak those pictures from the bus he could have taken a lot more. What I'm saying is that when you are taken on a tour of many parts of the city, and around the country, it is impossible to hide the reality of the situation there, no matter how hard the government tries (and it does try very hard with its limited resources).