This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. There are 25 million people in North Korea, but the only visible portraits are of its leaders. Regular people are rarely ...

An curved arrow pointing right. In August 2015, Getty Photographer Xiaolu Chu toured inside the walls of North Korea. While in the notoriously secret country, visitors are instructed on what they ...

In recent years, photographers have captured everyday life in North Korea. The images give a rare glimpse into ... the country's capital. An art exhibit for Kim Jong Il's birthday is full of paintings ...