Portraits of North Koreans: two shooting range hostesses. © Matjaz Tancic, Slovenia. Documentary Category. LensCulture Visual Storytelling Awards 2014 | Entrant https://lensculture/awards PHOTOGRAPHY CALL FOR ENTRIES: Send us your best photo series! Cash prizes, Book publishing grants, Worldwide screenings, Global Exposure, and much more! Open to ALL — All themes, all subjects, all points of view In April 2014, I embarked on a ten-day trip to North Korea, taking posed portraits of people I encountered along the way. This specific nature of posed portraiture required introduction and demonstration and encouraged interest and exchange between photographer and subject. This exchange, facilitated by our guides, translators and interested onlookers allowed us to bypass, somewhat, the more commonly experienced relationship between Western photographers in North Korea and those that they photograph, typified by a lack of direct interaction and explanation of intent and purpose. I shot everyday people in everyday situations and locations. #international #photography #awards #competition #documentary #portrait #stories #north #Korea #inspiration
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