Odhora Alo: AP PHOTOS: A look at daily life inside North Korea

North Koreans carry bundles on their backs as they cross a frozen lake north of the capital city of Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

A North Korean woman sings karaoke at the Hyangsan Hotel at the foot of Mount Myohyang, North Korea, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

North Koreans cross a railroad bridge over a riverbed south of Mount Myohyang, and north of the capital city of Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

A North Korean traffic policeman on a motorcycle patrols a street in central Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

A North Korean man stands next to a tractor and wagon on the edge of a snow covered field near the village of Ryongsan-ri, south of Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

Few people from outside North Korea ever get to see, with their own eyes, what life is like inside the country's restrictive borders ? scenes ranging from a simple haircut to a mass synchronized swimming performance.

Associated Press photographer David Guttenfelder is in North Korea and has been documenting scenes around the country that offer a glimpse into a largely unseen side of North Korea, capturing images of daily life that are at times quirky, at other times haunting.

Here's a gallery of some of his recent images.

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See Guttenfelder's Instagram photos: http://instagram.com/dguttenfelder

Follow Guttenfelder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dguttenfelder

Associated Press

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