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In this title, 5x4-format landscape and portrait photographs taken by Crane during three visits to Pyongyang are presented with commentary on the scenes shown provided by real North Korean tourist guides. The city is presented on its own terms, while allowing the reader to see beyond the cliches of the official line. This title includes an introduction by Nicholas Bonner.

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9781905712045

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Charlie Crane's pictures of Pyongyang are the freshest and most contemporary to come out of North Korea up to now, and he has turned the limitations under which photographers can work there to his advantage. He's a very interesting young newcomer to the world of photo books and Welcome to Pyongyang is an exciting debut Martin Parr, Photographer & Curator Winner of the British Journal of Photography Award 2006

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Charlie Crane was born in London in 1975 and works as an advertising and editorial photographer for companies including Sony and Ford and publications including the New York Times magazine and W. In 1998 Charlie won the Kodak Gold Award as 'best portrait photographer of the year'. Nicholas Bonner is a North Korea expert. British-born, he established Koryo Tours in 1993, the leading organiser of visits to Pyongyang. He is also a film producer, including 'Crossing the Line', a documentary about American defectors to North Korea premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006.

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