Author: Richard Huang
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North Korea 2019 #4: Re-education
From the West Sea Barrage and a model cooperative farm to the Pyongyang Metro and the Children’s Palace, we spent the day touring North Korea’s proudest achievements—an exercise in “re-education” that ultimately prompted fresh thoughts about propaganda, strength, and confidence.
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North Korea 2019 #3: A Visit to Panmunjom
Down Reunification Highway to Panmunjom, we moved between memories of war, rural hardship, and the spectacle of the city—never quite sure what was real and what had been carefully staged.
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North Korea 2019 #2: Running Through Pyongyang
Running out into the streets of Pyongyang to the cheers of nearly 100,000 spectators, I photographed as I went and met local residents at close range. The marathon brought out smiles and quietly narrowed the distance between us.
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North Korea 2019 #1: Arrival
From Air Koryo and rigorous border checks to our first glimpse of Pyongyang, modern architecture, revolutionary symbols, and brief power cuts set a dreamlike opening to this journey into the unknown.
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Documentary Photographer — Chen Jin
From Sichuan Teahouses and Street Life to Visages, made in the aftermath of the Wenchuan earthquake, this profile traces how documentary photographer Chen Jin immersed himself in everyday street life over many years, recording regional culture and the joys and sorrows of ordinary people in unadorned images.
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Bangladesh: Beyond Carrying Bricks
I had come to photograph the labor of a brickyard, but while waiting for the right light, I found myself playing hide-and-seek with a group of children through the lens—and the focus shifted from bricks to trust and connection.
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Bangladesh: A Happy Childhood
At a grain-drying yard outside Dhaka, I photograph village children living alongside their mothers. Their happiness amid poverty also makes me reflect on the boundaries of photographing and portraying children.
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Bangladesh: The Littlest Workers
In the small workshops around a shipyard, the widespread reality of child labour reveals a dilemma that defies easy judgment—caught between family survival, lack of schooling, and the limited choices life affords.
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Bangladesh: Anywhere Is a Place to Sleep
From railway stations to workplaces, these photographs capture Bangladeshis resting wherever they can—and look beyond mere curiosity to seek the dignity of working people amid poverty.
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Bangladesh: Between Photographing and Being Photographed
Photographing coal workers at a Dhaka cargo wharf—and watching one young man wipe his face clean—prompted me to reconsider how photographer and subject differ in their expectations of image, dignity, and selfhood.