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tomas van houtryve | journal · 2W ago

VII Photographers in London for Frontline’s Photo Week seminar

Join us —  VII Photographers —  May 22 at the Royal Institution of Great Britain for Frontline’s Photo Week seminar where you will find opportunities to ask questions and learn more about our work and the state of modern photojournalism. 9:00 Keynote address by Director and Founder of the Frontline
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tomas van houtryve | journal · 2W ago

Behind Communism’s Curtain talk at the Oslo Freedom Forum (video and transcript)

I had the opportunity to deliver a presentation about the subject of my book, “Behind the Curtains of 21st Century Communism” at the 2012 Oslo Freedom Forum. The forum brings together an exceptional group of human rights icons, high-level dissidents, artists, journalists and activists (such as moder
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tomas van houtryve | journal · 3W ago

Events in May for “Behind the Curtains” in Oslo, Paris and London

As the launch date approaches for my forthcoming book, “Behind the Curtains of 21st Century Communism,” there are three big events planned in Oslo, London and Paris that I’ll be participating in. Full details are available at the links below: “Behind Communism’s Curtain” talk at the Oslo Freedom For
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tomas van houtryve | journal · 2M ago

The ‘Borderline: North Korea’ project is 147% funded. Emphas.is works, twice.

My second foray into crowd-funded photography with Emphas.is is drawing to a close with 90 backers signed-up. Amazingly, the project attracted far more support than the $5000 proposed budget. There is $7370 pledged with one day left for backers to participate. I’m particularly grateful for the very
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tomas van houtryve | journal · 3M ago

‘Behind the Curtains’ wins the 2012 POYi World Understanding Award

Behind the Curtains is the Winner of the POYi World Understanding Award. According to POYi, the World Understanding Award recognizes a photographer’s long-term project that focuses on the human condition and portrays a sense of justice or insight into difficult problems. This year’s awards ceremony
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tomas van houtryve | journal · 3M ago

“Behind the Curtains” production samples have arrived

Fresh off the press, the first production samples of Behind the Curtains of 21st Century Communism are here! You can pre-order the book via the Emphas.is website until February 28th. Your purchase will help support new work documenting North Korea’s borders. Emphas.is backers also get a behind-the-s
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tomas van houtryve | journal · 4M ago

Kim Jong Il meets Marilyn Monroe in Atlanta

While working on my ongoing project about North Korea’s borders, I met Song Byoek, a propaganda artist who defected to South Korea and now makes satirical paintings about Kim Jong Il and life in the North. Song Byeok will have his first exhibition in the U.S. next month. I was delighted to learn tha
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tomas van houtryve | journal · 4M ago

What exactly is going on along the North Korean border?

Deciphering North Korea has never been an easy task, and with the recent rise of a secretive third-generation Kim family dictator, the quest seems more relevant than ever. As photographer, I’ve been fascinated with North Korea for years. I visited Pyongyang twice, but there was a limit of how much I
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tomas van houtryve | journal · 5M ago

Discussing life under Kim Jong Il’s rule with Philip Gourevitch

Earlier this year I sat down in NYC with Philip Gourevitch, a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, to discuss life along North Korea’s borders. In 2003, Gourevitch wrote Alone in the Dark, a fascinating article which pieces together what life was like under Kim Jong Il. You can read the transcr
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tomas van houtryve | journal · 5M ago

Yuri Irsenovich Kim a.k.a. Kim Jong Il is dead, but where was he born?

From the very start, Kim Jong Il’s life has been shrouded in mystery. According to official North Korean biographers, the Dear Leader was born on Mount Paektu under a double rainbow and the appearance of a new star in the heavens. Earlier this year I visited the bizarre and eerily beautiful volcano-
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