A young Kim Jong-un at five years old, dirt-smudged cheeks from an afternoon of play, is wearing a pint-sized North Korean scout uniform. Beside him stands his father, Kim Jong-il, radiating pride. In the backdrop, a few of Kim's young friends, also in uniform, are gathered on a quintessential North Korean residential street. The scene is captured with the soft, ethereal touch of a 200mm medium format lens, echoing the artistic style of Elizabeth Messina. The image embraces warm, golden hues of a setting sun, casting gentle shadows that dance across the children's playful expressions and the traditional architecture lining the street.