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Reuben Teo

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Reuben Teo • submitted a new post 7 years ago

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A Malaysian Photographer Gifts Villagers Their 1st Portrait Photo In Rural Cambodia

Reuben Teo • upvoted an item 7 years ago

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A Malaysian Photographer Gifts Villagers Their 1st Portrait Photo In Rural Cambodia

Reuben Teo • commented on 14 posts 8 years ago

Malaysian Traveled 5000km To Photograph These Picturesque Shots Of Pyongyang, North Korea

You are welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed them

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Indeed! Thanks

Malaysian Traveled 5000km To Photograph These Picturesque Shots Of Pyongyang, North Korea

You are welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed them

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Indeed! Thanks

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thanks Fatihatul. I've replied about the emptiness of the city in the other comments. You can have a look

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thanks Gabriel

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thank you very much KFA Arabia! I'm glad you enjoyed my photos. It sure is a unique place. One of a kind and extremely misunderstood

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thank you for the compliments Yolanda. Yes, the weather was with me most of the time when I was there. There were some days that were cloudy and foggy, but then that was also rather beautiful if you look at it from an artistic point of view.

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thanks Joy George

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thanks Melissa. No, I wrote this article 2 days ago, in my own home in Malaysia. As for the lack of people, indeed it looks empty because of the timing I was there. Most of these shots are done during working days and hours. If you look closely at the final picture, it's actually crowded as many locals were enjoying the fountain displays during the mid autumn festival. I'm a landscape photographer and I guess that's always my focus when I'm traveling. If you'd like to see more of my other shots of the DPRK, you can check out my Flickr or my blog. I have a post focusing on the people, maybe you'd like to check it out?

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Indeed it looks that way, but in fact it's a very colourful city. The very few people is due to the timing of my shoot (It was during everyone's working hours) and also the population limit to the capital by their government.

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thank you very much for your compliments. You can view more photos of the DPRK on my website. :)

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

As far as I understand, one of the priorities of Kim Il-Sung was to limit the population. Authorities maintain a restricti of movement into the city, making it atypical of East Asia as it is silent, uncrowded and spacious. Also, yes I did take pictures with my tour guides. You can view it here: http://reubenteo.com/2014/11/snapshot-mount-paektu/

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Very structured and organised! :D

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

It sure is a unique one of kind place

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thank you very much! :D

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Reuben Teo • submitted 2 new posts 8 years ago

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Malaysian Traveled 5000km To Photograph These Picturesque Shots Of Pyongyang, North Korea

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I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Reuben Teo • upvoted 5 items 8 years ago

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Malaysian Traveled 5000km To Photograph These Picturesque Shots Of Pyongyang, North Korea

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Have you been to NKorea and have you seen people eating grass? There are lots of people in USA and EU that are homeless and/or eat right out of garbage containers, that doesn't mean all of them live like that. I'm not saying people live nice there but just as there is propaganda there there's also propaganda in US and EU. The TV lies to you every day, we mock them for accepting their leader's propaganda but when our leaders talk to us we do the same.

Photography

Malaysian Traveled 5000km To Photograph These Picturesque Shots Of Pyongyang, North Korea

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Photography, Travel

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Beautiful photos of a mostly untouched land. Thank you for sharing.

Art

I Complete People’s Scribbles By Turning Them Into Animal Drawings

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Reuben Teo • submitted a new post 7 years ago

Photography

A Malaysian Photographer Gifts Villagers Their 1st Portrait Photo In Rural Cambodia

Reuben Teo • submitted 2 new posts 8 years ago

Photography

Malaysian Traveled 5000km To Photograph These Picturesque Shots Of Pyongyang, North Korea

Photography, Travel

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

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Reuben Teo • commented on 14 posts 8 years ago

Malaysian Traveled 5000km To Photograph These Picturesque Shots Of Pyongyang, North Korea

You are welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed them

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Indeed! Thanks

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thanks Fatihatul. I've replied about the emptiness of the city in the other comments. You can have a look

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thanks Gabriel

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thank you very much KFA Arabia! I'm glad you enjoyed my photos. It sure is a unique place. One of a kind and extremely misunderstood

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thanks Joy George

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thank you very much for your compliments. You can view more photos of the DPRK on my website. :)

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Very structured and organised! :D

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

It sure is a unique one of kind place

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Thank you very much! :D

Reuben Teo • upvoted an item 7 years ago

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A Malaysian Photographer Gifts Villagers Their 1st Portrait Photo In Rural Cambodia

Reuben Teo • upvoted 5 items 8 years ago

Photography

Malaysian Traveled 5000km To Photograph These Picturesque Shots Of Pyongyang, North Korea

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

Beautiful photos of a mostly untouched land. Thank you for sharing.

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

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I Complete People’s Scribbles By Turning Them Into Animal Drawings

Photography, Travel

I Spent 12 Days In North Korea And Took These Panoramic Shots Of The Socialist Nation

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