NK NEWS Presents the 2016 North Korea Wall Calendar

Snow covers a relief at the Mansudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang, on the anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il

A soldier transports a bicycle and supplies across the Yalu river, near Dandong, the natural border seperating North Korea from neighboring China

A metro dispatcher readies a train for departure at Puhang Station in Pyongyang

A teacher looks over children at a kindergarten at a cooperative farm near Sinchon

Two ajossi (older men, or “uncles”) dressed in typical North Korean fashion sit on a bench in downtown Pyongyang clasping small bunches of flowers

North Korean women stand in uniform position along the side of a road in downtown Pyongyang to watch a parade, showing off a range of brightly colored heels

The sun sets over Pyongyang, with the 105-floor Ryugyong hotel clearly visible on the skyline

A child walks past a military propaganda in Pyongyang

An ajumma (Older woman) carries a small bale of hay down a hill on a warm September evening, while a man loads an ox and cart further up

Boys prepare for a major parade and torch performance in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square, to commemorate the October 10 anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea

A young guard stands in the cold at the Pyohon Buddhist Temple, located near Mount Myohyang, where a large museum showcasing tributes to the Kim family can be found

A border patrolman stands with his guard dog in a snowy area along the frontier, north of Dandong