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FROM 5 TO 9 NOVEMBER 2012 THE GOETHE INSTITUT KOREA ARRANGED A UNIQUE CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTER. ON THEIR INITIATIVE THE MUNICH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (MKO) WENT TO VISIT PYONGYANG IN NORTH KOREA, ONE OF THE MOST INTERNATIONALLY ISOLATED PLACES IN THE WORLD. TOGETHER WITH STUDENTS AT THE PYONGYANG KIM WON GYUN CONSERVATORY, THE MUSICIANS AND THEIR CONDUCTOR ALEXANDER LIEBREICH WORKED ON A REPERTOIRE FROM THREE CENTURIES AND THEN PRESENTED THE RESULTS AT A FINAL CONCERT. I WAS KINDLY INVITED AS A FILMMAKER AND PHOTOGRAPHER TO JOIN AND DOCUMENT THIS SPECIAL EVENT MAINLY IN FORM OF A SHORT DOCUMENTARY, BUT ALSO THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY. THESE PHOTOS ARE PART OF MY DAILY PHOTOGRAPHIC DIARY SHOT ON A CONTAX T2. A LINK TO THE SHORT DOCUMENTARY “ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE NORTH” CAN BE FOUND BELOW.

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PHOTOS

A portrait of a couple, him in a suit, her in a beautiful dress, standing outside in Pyongyang, North Korea, with a reflection overlaying two women.
Two women chatting outside a high-rise apartment building in Pyongyang, North Korea
Huge monument in the National Library of Pyongyang, North Korea, featuring Korean leader Kim Il-Sung carved from stone seated on a marble throne
A young boy in school uniform and sneakers sits on the staircase of Pyongyang's National Library in North Korea
A young girl in black pants and a pink jacket strolls through a spacious, empty square in Pyongyang, North Korea.
In a silhouette shot, the bus driver and tour guide sit in the shotgun seat, offering a view through the front window of a street scene in Pyongyang, North Korea, with a truck loaded with cabbages and farmers atop
The tour guide in Pyongyang, North Korea, relaxes in the shotgun seat of the tour bus, enjoying a smoke
A portrait of a tour bus driver in Pyongyang, North Korea, seated at his driver's seat with his right hand on the steering wheel before takeoff
A North Korean tour guide in Pyongyang takes a smoke break in front of the music academy, captured in a portrait
Tour-guide bus parked in front of Pyongyang's National Library, showcasing a propaganda mural in the background
On a foggy autumn day in Pyongyang, North Korea, a nearly deserted road sees only one car driving away from the camera, while a lone pedestrian walks towards it
A snapshot from inside a bus captures pedestrians crossing the Taedong River bridge in Pyongyang, North Korea
A bridge over the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea, with pedestrians on the side and vehicles in the middle
A tilted photograph captures an official government building in Pyongyang, North Korea, adorned with massive images of the late North Korean leaders Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung
Hands on the steering wheel of a tour-guide bus parked in front of Pyongyang's National Library, adorned with a Snoopy character sticker, in North Korea.
A pianist plays the piano in the karaoke section of an Italian pizza restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea
A female staff member at an Italian pizza restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea, packs pizza into a cardboard box
A female singer performer dressed in a traditional Korean dress performs at a restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea
A golden tea pot sits on a platform adorned with a chili pattern design in Pyongyang, North Korea
A woman dressed in red in Pyongyang, North Korea, holds up a large white teddy bear with 'Angel Baby' written on its belly.
An oboist from the Munich Chamber Orchestra practices alongside two teachers at Pyongyang's Kim Won Gyun Conservatory in North Korea, as depicted in the poster for 'Orchestral Maneuvers in the North’
Mountain landscape painting from North Korea adorning a dining hall, hung above a table against the wall for catering.
A plethora of round light bulbs adorning the ceiling of a dining hall in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Children in Pyongyang, North Korea, play on roller blades in the dark, with a monumental building in the background adorned with images of the late Korean leaders Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung
A woman in Pyongyang, North Korea, poses before an interior mural depicting a majestic mountain landscape and waterfall, with the camera focused on the waterfall
At dusk, two young children pose in front of a concert hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, for this portrait
Visual monument outside music academy in Pyongyang, North Korea, depicting Kim Jong-il surrounded by party members.
Interior corner in Pyongyang, North Korea, with a plant reaching over a small fake aquarium filled with plastic fish
A shot of a dark hallway in Pyongyang, North Korea, with a bright sunlight backlit curtain
Inside a bus, a snapshot captures a man pushing a heavy cart on a Pyongyang street
A street corner in Pyongyang, North Korea, with apartment buildings in the background, pedestrians crossing the street, and a truck loaded with Kimchi cabbages parked
A blurred shot captures a nearly empty promenade in Pyongyang, North Korea, flanked by apartment buildings and leading towards a prominent monument
A mural at a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea, depicts the cityscape with the Taedong River in the foreground, blossoming flowers along the riverbank, and towering apartment buildings in the background
Pedestrian walk in Pyongyang, North Korea, with kids walking home from school, one carrying a backpack adorned with Mickey Mouse
A wide square in Pyongyang, North Korea, with towering high-rise buildings in the background.
People wait on a bustling platform at a subway stop in Pyongyang, North Korea, anticipating the arrival of the train
A subway train pulling out of the station in Pyongyang, North Korea, with the driver and some passengers visible inside
The end of a 35mm film strip, exposed to light, captured on a subway train in Pyongyang, North Korea