With huge displays in parades of military might, it’s easy to forget the individuals who live and work in the reclusive nation of North Korea.

Agence France-Presse photojournalist Ed Jones has been taking portraits of North Korean citizens since being assigned to the agency’s bureau there in 2016.

The photos show glimpses of the people who don’t usually get in front of the camera, though there is an approval process that Jones has to go through to get the images.

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A customs officer checks a passenger's camera on a train from Moscow to Pyongyang at the Tumangang railway station.

Local women rest in an alley in Tumangang, North Korea

A customs officer checks a passenger's mobile device.

A general view of the village.

Children walk to school

A child rests in the village


"There are nearly no fat people, everyone was thin

Jong Kwang-Hyok (10) poses for a portrait on a football field at a school for orphans on the outskirts of Pyongyang.

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Pak Song Hyang, 30, stands between sewing machines at a facility described to AFP as the “Pyongyang bag factory” in Pyongyang.

Marathon runner Pak Chol poses for a portrait after winning the Pyongyang Marathon, at Kim Il-Sung stadium in Pyongyang.

Pak Han-Song, 11, poses for a portrait on a beginner’s slope at the Masikryong, or Masik Pass, ski resort near Wonsan. AFP was told that Pak was a member of a youth ski camp.

Students Jo Jong-Im, 19, (left) and Jo Kwang-Hyok 31, pose for a portrait following a mass dance event in central Pyongyang.

Shooting instructor Kim Su-Ryon poses for a portrait at the Meari Shooting Range in Pyongyang. Kim is holding a Paektusan target pistol, gifted by late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung. Visitors to the range can pay $10 to shoot 10 rounds.

Figure skaters Nam Yong-Myong (left) and Choe Min pose for a portrait in Pyongyang. The skaters were performing at the Paektusan Prize international figure skating festival.

Student Jo Chong-A, 10, poses for a portrait in a subway station of the Pyongyang metro.

Sailor Kim Il-Su poses for a photo on a boat used to host wedding photo shoots on the Taedong river in Pyongyang.

Hong Kum-Ju, 27, poses for a portrait at the food factory where she works, in the eastern port city of Wonsan.

Toddler Mun Ji-Song poses for a photo with his parents at the entrance to the Central Zoo in Pyongyang.

Kim Chol-Nam, 30, poses for a portrait at the ski hire desk where he works at the Masikryong, or Masik Pass, ski resort near Wonsan

Ri Yong-Hwa, 23, poses for a portrait in a classroom at the Kim Jong-Suk silk mill in Pyongyang. A regular fixture on the itineraries of foreign journalists and tourists, the Kim Jong-Suk textile mill is named after the grandmother of current North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.

Kim Su-Min, 11, poses for a portrait before offering flowers to the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il at Mansudae hill in Pyongyang.

Chief Engineer Choe Yong-Jun poses for a portrait at the Wonsan Youth Power Station, a hydroelectric plant outside the eastern port city of Wonsan.

Amateur volleyball player Kim Hyok poses for a portrait during a practice session, in Pyongyang.

Kim Hyun-U, 12, poses for a portrait as he takes part in a seasonal initiative referred to as a “do good things” campaign, in which residents are encouraged to sweep and tidy the city, in a park in Pyongyang.

everyone looks sad

Why everybody dey squeeze face na

That country needs a revolution to overthrow their dictatorial government, see as everybody keep face.

Is smiling a crime in North Korea too??

Marcelo290:
That country needs a revolution to overthrow their dictatorial government, see as everybody keep face.

it Nigerians cant take up a revolution na North Korea ,wey d leader kill him former girl friend and her boy friend ? Ta ni o de ku ?