photographs from North Korea are still restricted and hard to come by. One way around that has been for photographers to peer inside from across the border

Collected here are a some recent photographs, looking into reclusive North Korea from the outside - and some of the reactions these observations induce

North Korean boys throw stones at a passing boat

A North Korean officer gestures upon seeing his soldiers chatting with local Chinese over the North Korean-Chinese border

North Korean border guards throw stones towards the photographer as they work on a field

A North Korean border guard reacts to the photographer

False artillery emplacements, built with stones and branches

A North Korean soldier points a gun at the photographer