Australian businessman Andrew Macleod took fascinating snapshots of Pyongyang during his visit in February 2013: Deserted streets, wary locals and 'attractive guards': Holiday photos offer rare glimpse behind veil of secrecy in North Korea
All tourists required to join a pre-planned tour to approved sites, bypassing the poverty, starvation and notorious forced labour camps
During the trip Andrew Macleod was told how to take photos of monuments with only full-length photos allowed
Mausoleum: The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il remain in state, is seen in Pyongyang, North Korea
The Socialist Revolution monument
The capital's snow-covered streets were deserted as very few people own cars
Young North Koreans offered a friendly wave but older residents avoided eye contact
North Korea has closed its borders in fear of the spread of the Ebola virus outbreak that has killed hundreds in West Africa
A local struggles to carry a load of goods on her back in Pyongyang, North Korea
Andrew MacLeod poses for a photo in front of portraits of former leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, North Korea
The Workers' Party monument depicts the communist hammer and sickle with a traditional Korean calligraphy brush
Pyongyang's metro network, which doubles as a nuclear bunker, features murals on the walls and orchestral music
Snapshots taken by an Australian businessman and former aid worker are providing a unique look into secretive nation
Deserted motorways, metro stations plastered with propaganda and attractive border guards
North Korean military hats rest next to a window on a train from Pyongyang to Beijing .
Local resident push and pull loads of goods in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, which acts as a buffer zone between North and South
All tourists required to join a pre-planned tour to approved sites, bypassing the poverty, starvation and notorious forced labour camps
Australian tourist Andrew Macleod said 'one could feel the fear people had for their government'
A North Korean guard is pictured at the country's border with South Korea
Andrew Macleod said he was not allowed to speak to North Koreans on the street during his four-day visit
Locals were friendly towards each other and they even let their children roam the empty streets unsupervised./.
