A man using a pair of binoculars to look toward the North Korean city of Namyang from the city of Tumen in northeast China's Jilin Province.
A man with a pair of binoculars looking toward the North Korean city of Namyang from the city of Tumen in Jilin province, northeast China.
  • An AFP photographer captured rare shots showing everyday life in North Korea.
  • Pedro Pardo accessed a remote part of the border in China's Jilin province to get the photos.
  • `The images show a bleak picture of life in the completely isolated nation.

An AFP photographer captured rare images showing daily life in North Korea.

To get the photos, Pedro Pardo accessed a remote part of North Korea's border with China in the latter's Jilin province.