The leadership of every country, whether democratic or authoritarian, employs professionals tasked with creating images of the head of state. In some cases, these professionals become well-known in their own right, like former White House photographer Pete Souza.

But in North Korea, the identities of the photographers and videographers who craft the public image of leader Kim Jong Un remain shrouded in obscurity — despite and because of the importance of what they do.

These professionals make up what state media has called the “Political News Team,” which first attracted significant attention during the inter-Korean summits