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Philip Game | profile | all galleries >> Korea: from Seoul to the DMZ >> Demilitarized Zone, Korea tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Demilitarized Zone, Korea

Living on the fault line... Within sixty kilometres of Seoul, a conurbation of twenty million, Stalinist troops, pumped up with fear and loathing, stand ready to shoot on sight to defend an improverished and irrational hermit kingdom.

South Korea has created theme park attractions at key points along the Demilitarised Zone: shiny monuments and lookout towers, lush green parks and an extravagant train station where no tickets are ever sold. Reality sinks in when armed US troops board the bus en route to Panmunjom.... later to point out sites where their compatriots have been savagely murdered whilst performing routine patrol.

Meanwhile, sixty kilometres away, Seoul prepares for another summer night's partying in the parks, with rock concerts and food festivals. The contrast is simply surreal.

These images were taken with Nikon D200 (10 mpx) using RAW format, and are available for licensing.

Guide explains features of the Third Invasion Tunnel constructed by North Korea
Guide explains features of the Third Invasion Tunnel constructed by North Korea
Military Police, Dorasan, DMZ
"Military Police", Dorasan, DMZ
North Korea viewed from Dorasan Tower
North Korea viewed from Dorasan Tower
ROK soldiers at Dorasan station
ROK soldiers at Dorasan station
Dorasan station on the incomplete transcontinental railway
Dorasan station on the incomplete transcontinental railway
Dorasan station
Dorasan station
Freedom Bridge at Imjingak
Freedom Bridge at Imjingak
North Korean House of Peace at Panmunjom on the DMZ
North Korean House of Peace at Panmunjom on the DMZ
Military Armistice Commission cabins at Panmunjom
Military Armistice Commission cabins at Panmunjom
Giant North Korean flag within sight of Panmunjom
Giant North Korean flag within sight of Panmunjom
South Korean guard at Panmunjom, DMZ
South Korean guard at Panmunjom, DMZ
North Korea lies just beyond Checkpoint Three at Panmunjom
North Korea lies just beyond Checkpoint Three at Panmunjom