Fascinating North Korea snaps offer a glimpse of what life is like inside the secretive state
Street photographer Mindy Tan spent ten days in Pyongyang, North Korea - her vivid snaps reveal the colourful daily life of people living in the secretive hermit state
A PHOTOGRAPHER who spent ten days in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang in 2015 has given the world a glimpse inside the mysterious country.
Mindy Tan spent time in the capital and the countryside - she snapped a vivid selection of photographs of the hermit nation.
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Photographer Mindy Tan spent ten days in North Korea, giving the world a rare glimpse into the secretive stateCredit: Mindy Tan
She said: "I can't say I've seen it all, but I've been allowed more leeway than expected to make my own observations and opportunities to come close to locals.
"I'm glad to have been there to witness what I could see to believe, no other story can take away that first-hand experience."
Tan is a documentary and street photographer based in Singapore.
She has a knack for turning ordinary situations into meaningful images.
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It's common sight for badges - usually of the party flag or Kim II-sung/ Kim Jong-II, to be worn on the left, close to their hearts, representing loyalty to the stateCredit: Mindy Tan
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A female train conductor at a North Korean stationCredit: Mindy Tan
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An assistant in a colourful food shop in PyongyangCredit: Mindy Tan
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Puhung station on the Chollima line, part of the city's Metro system which started running in 1965Credit: Mindy Tan
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The North Korean capital has a sanctioned internet serviceCredit: Mindy Tan
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A group of brightly dressed school children enter a train stationCredit: Mindy Tan
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The brown pile in this image, presumably shot at the main shop in the village, is saltCredit: Mindy Tan
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One of many socialist era tiled mosaic banners that appear in the cityCredit: Mindy Tan
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Portraits of the city's two great leaders are commonplace, especially at town hallsCredit: Mindy Tan
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Posters of Kim Jong-il appear on buildings in the city of PyongyangCredit: Mindy Tan
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A pair of women eat in a restaurant in Pyongyang, North KoreaCredit: Mindy Tan
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The River Taedong at sunset in the North Korean capital of PyongyangCredit: Mindy Tan
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Men carrying briefcases walk through the city in North Korea at nightCredit: Mindy Tan
Her photographs of North Korea show a colourful, bright world that's surrounded by mountains.
In one image, a female soldiers in uniform walks down the street.
Her work focuses on the daily life, and daily routines of people in Asia.
She began her career as a newspaper journalist, then became a successful commercial and documentary photographer.
A child dressed in traditional North Korean costume holds hand with a manCredit: Mindy Tan
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Mindy Tan shot a beautiful image of the North korean capital, Pyongyang, at sunriseCredit: Mindy Tan
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Veiled women and men appear to sing at a church service in North KoreaCredit: Mindy Tan
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A crowd of men and women walk against North Korea's signature pastel pink backgroundCredit: Mindy Tan
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A child reads as she walks through the city in North KoreaCredit: Mindy Tan
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A female soldiers walks through the city in PyongyangCredit: Mindy Tan
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Two women and two shy children stop for a chat in North KoreaCredit: Mindy Tan
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A man in North Korea walks against a colourful backdropCredit: Mindy Tan
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Two women smile for the camera in North KoreaCredit: Mindy Tan
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Murals on the city's walls display celebratory scenesCredit: Mindy Tan
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The landscape of the secretive country is sometimes grey, but often is vivid and colourfulCredit: Mindy Tan
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