Name: North Korea: The People's Paradise
Author: Tariq Zaidi
ISBN: 9783969001493

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North Korea: The People's Paradise

Photographer
Tariq Zaidi
Publisher

Kehrer Verlag
ISBN

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Publication Year

2024
Edition

First Edition

Hardcover English 176 pages 18.4 x 26.0 x 1.3 cm 1000g

Description

An exploration of life in North Korea through a visual lens, North Korea: The People’s Paradise presents a nuanced photographic journey into the daily realities of its inhabitants. Tariq Zaidi employs a direct and observational approach, capturing moments that reveal the complexity beneath the propagandistic portrayal of the country.

The images and layout emphasize mood and atmosphere, inviting reflection on the constructed ideals versus lived experience. The 176-page volume, published by Kehrer Verlag in 2024, offers a carefully composed narrative that challenges the viewer to reconsider assumptions about this enigmatic society.

Award history

2024
Lucie Photo Book Prize
Traditional publishing · Shortlisted

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North Korea: The People's Paradise

Description

Award history

Lucie Photo Book Prize