Associated Press’ chief photographer in Asia, David Guttenfelder, has started posting pictures from inside Pyongyang to his Instagram account. The pictures show shots of daily life inside the capital of Pyongyang. The pictures range from the local bar food, to propaganda pictures lining the streets.

I feel I can help open a window into a place that would otherwise rarely be seen by outsiders. As one of the few international photographers who has ever had regular access to the country, I feel a huge responsibility to share what I see and to show it as accurately as I can.

Guttenfelder recounts an earlier visit to the country in 2000 when he accompanied  US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

During that trip, we were told not to take photos from the bus we traveled in and my hotel window was covered with a black plastic sheet.

Koryolink, North Korea’s local service provider recently allowed foreigners to access the internet on their cellphones for the first time ever.

[Source: Business Insider]