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The World According to Herr Willie – The Art of Propaganda of North Korea
written by wil6ka on 2016-11-26 #places
Pondering about the pictures I shot in North Korea, I realize certain things about this secret place and storytelling helps me construct a wild mess into a clear concept.
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DMZ - the World's Hottest Border
written by wil6ka on 2012-06-06 #places
It is most likely the one border that is constantly in the focus of the world. The demarcation line between North and South Korea is always hot and edgy. You better hold your horses and don’t get silly, because the soldiers have their finger on the trigger. But beside from that, the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in South Korea can also be considered as a political version of Disneyland.
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Seoul Palace: Royal Guard Changing Ceremony
written by wil6ka on 2012-02-27 #places
A palace is a spectacular sight in every corner of the world. But sometimes the events around the monument have that special edge, that make it a unique lomographic location.
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Freedom Square - Kharkiv - The Biggest Parade Ground in Europe
written by wil6ka on 2009-01-27 #places
Alright I will come out with the outstanding trademark of this landmark right now: It is is the largest parade ground in all Europe - big tush - even bigger tush. Well, this said we have to say of course that parade grounds are not so spectacular in most places of the world, but in the former Soviet Union averything militaristic had a certain sex-appeal. And of course the freedom square is adorned with massive Lenin. One icon of the past, who still feels the force of the future. And Lenin reamins the dominant figure of the square, overlooking it and having a daily market in his very back.
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Mt.Inwangsan – the Green/Holy/Touristy/Millitary Hill
written by wil6ka on 2012-07-03 #places
The construction of the lomographic guide of Seoul is gaining pace and content. And so I thought I should pull out a merry old location to join the jam. A few years back on my first stay in Seoul, I discovered a green mountain in the middle of a city made of concrete and steel. Mount Iwangsan is a big city delight with a lot of incentives and shamanic ghosts.
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The Spirits of Fort Delaware
written by ipdegirl on 2011-11-02 #places
Fort Delaware, a notoriously haunted military fortress built around 1817, served as a prison during the US Civil War. Much suffering and death occurred at this site, located on an island in the Delaware River. When my daughter's fifth grade class took a field trip there, I jumped at the chance to play ghost hunter. Here's what I found.
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