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By: geow

geow — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:26:48 +0000

Giving away instant prints is such a nice thing to do, great job! I did the same thing last month in the slums in Uganda and had a similarly exciting experience.
I used a Packfilm Polaroid wich doesn’t let you watch the picture develop. In that (sometimes awkwardly silent) minute of waiting for the print, often people were about to walk away because they didn’t know they could take the picture with them.

georgwallner.at/photos/uganda

By: Water_Garden038

Water_Garden038 — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:14:09 +0000

You are simply phenomenal. I have spent a great deal of time as a US Soldier on the DMZ and my perception was not the greatest. The nights out in the middle of no where listening to the faint sounds of music from propaganda village only served to fuel my imagination. That said, you brought a depth to this, I hadn’t previously seen or felt. Just awesome!!!!!

By: blese

blese — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:40:18 +0000

Amazing journey and wonderful photos. The story behind the story is an even better story! I saw some of Barria’s photos on Boston.com (the boy violinist in particular) and wondered – is it possible to get a print somehow (is it?) and wound up here. sogohaseoyo! (nice work)

By: scjohng

scjohng — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:35:28 +0000

I think they had never had -any- pictures of themselves, Polaroid or other. We take for granted ubiquitous access to image capturing and sharing. I agree with Shenzen… when DPRK finally does collapse, the workaday folks are in for such a shock from so many things we take as commonplace.

Another great photoessay from Mr. Barria.

By: ReaderAtSunrise

ReaderAtSunrise — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:03:18 +0000

Looks like Polaroid has a newfound market!

Silliness ( or investing) ideas aside, this is the type of blog that is actually interesting. It has pictures, and it focuses on alot people, not just the blogger, and it humanizes the North Korean topic. Kudos for an excellent blog post.

By: john6250

john6250 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:39:43 +0000

@Shenzen, I am sure you will find other people in the world who are not familiar with Polaroids. Age might have something to do with it.

By: PeterMelzer

PeterMelzer — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:17:01 +0000

I did not know that Polaroid cameras still existed. I used them a lot in the seventies and still remember the acidic smell of the developer. What wonderful idea! You made those guys’ day!

By: MaxAir

MaxAir — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:49:09 +0000

Very special, Carlos. Thanks for your efforts. Can’t imagine how many people will be affected by your visit.

By: jennfer

jennfer — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:28:06 +0000

Nice work, Carlos. Your idea to use Polaroids and share them with each person you photographed was ingenious.

By: Shenzen

Shenzen — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:45:58 +0000

I love this story and I didn’t want to believe, they really haven’t known anything polaroid technology… That’s terrible. They are so far from the real world. How will N. Korean people survive, when their system falls – because it will happen sooner or later. Rest of the world must be very sensitive to them.