These extraordinary photographs show the extreme differences between everyday life in North and South Korea. The two countries were culturally identical before they were split into the communist North and capitalist South - but now they are almost unidentifiable. German photographer Dieter Leistner travelled around both countries, capturing images which demonstrate the huge gulf between them. Scroll down for video Morose: The metro in Pyongyang, where commuters look glum and the train is showing its age Playful: Young people enjoying themselves on the modern subway in South Korea's capital Seoul Austere: Three women in drab clothing crossing the road in North Korea
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German photographer Dieter Leistner captured images of the countries which used to be united before Cold War split
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The capitalist South is busy and prosperous but the communist North is poor and repressive
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Bustling streets of Seoul contrast with miserable scenes in Pyongyang
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