North Korea

Lifebuzz has an article by Amanda about photos smuggled out of North Korea:

The entire country is shrouded in both literal and figurative darkness, making it one of the most mysterious places in the world. Not many outsiders have a chance to visit North Korea; in fact, it's nearly impossible for an American to venture in without a pricey and heavily-regulated visa.
One photographer, Eric Lafforgue, managed to visit the world's most peculiar and talked-about nation six times, and the photos he took there are truly compelling. For those that make it inside North Korea's borders, photography is highly-restricted and frowned upon. Using memory cards that he smuggled out of the country, Lafforgue was able to share North Korea with the world in a way it has never been seen before.

See the rest of the photos, along with Lafforgue's descriptions, here:

This soldier was sleeping in a field. This picture contributed to me getting banned from the country.

Pyongyang’s subway system is the deepest in the world and doubles as a bomb shelter. Someone saw me taking this picture and told me to delete it, since it included the tunnel.

As cars have become more widespread in Pyongyang, people are still getting accustomed to seeing them. Kids play in the middle of the main avenues just as before, when there were no cars in sight.

Showing poverty is forbidden, but displaying wealth is also a big taboo in North Korea. In a park one Sunday afternoon, I found this Mercedes that belongs to one of Pyongyang’s elite. The owners were having a BBQ.

When you visit families, the guides love it if you take pictures to show the world that kids have computers. But when they see there is no electricity, then they ask you to delete it.

It is absolutely forbidden to take a picture of any of the myriad Kim statues from the back. It is considered very rude.

Rico says that Lafforgue was lucky; the sleeping soldier, if they ever figured out who he was, would be shot... (But imagine a Korean BBQ for the big shots...)