On this link and this link are the photos that Polish travel blogger and photographer Michał Huniewicz took on his February 2016 visit to North Korea. Many of the photos were classed as “illegal” and normally would have been erased by authorities on leaving the country, but Huniewicz knew enough tricks about digital cameras to fool them.
This isn’t normal IKN fare but you’re getting the links anyway, because it’s the single most impressive set of photos I’ve seen in a long time. Take ten minutes out of your day, go visit…
…then…
…and once you have, thank your lucky stars that George Orwell’s fictional vision has only become reality in a few dark corners of the planet. And not yours.