Inside the DMZ
Park Jongwoo01An aerial view showing the barbed wire fence of the Southern Limit Line (SLL) inside the DMZ.
Park Jongwoo02This South Korean guard post looks north toward North Korea's Mount Kumgang (Diamond Mountain).
Park Jongwoo03After sunset, floodlights illuminate the entire length of the DMZ.
Park Jongwoo04Anti-infiltration lighting illuminates the Southern Limit Line of the DMZ around the Yanggu area.
Park Jongwoo05A squad of South Korean Army soldiers reconnoiters inside the DMZ, near their guard post.
Park Jongwoo06Two South Korean soldiers walk along a tunnel under the DMZ.
Park Jongwoo07South Korean soldiers prepare to leave their guard post for a reconnaissance mission.
Park Jongwoo08A South Korean artillery unit performs a training exercise at the "Forward Edge of Battle Area" near the Imjin River.
Park Jongwoo09A camouflaged member of the South Korean military patrols the DMZ.
Park Jongwoo10South Korean Joint Security Area soldiers practice their shooting at a firing range in the Panmunjom area.
Park Jongwoo11A South Korean Army squad patrols along a stream inside the DMZ.
Park Jongwoo12A South Korean soldier stands guard at the Southern Limit Line overlooking the frozen Han River, which flows from North Korea to South Korea through the DMZ.
Park Jongwoo13A goral stands in front of the barbed wire fence that constitutes the Southern Limit Line.
Park Jongwoo14This abandoned bridge has remained untouched since the 1953 armistice. With no humans allowed to enter this area, it has become a resting place for migrating cormorants.
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