During NK News’ recent visit to Pyongyang to cover the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, known as Taeyang-jeol (Day of the Sun) in North Korea, the team took thousands of pictures, many of North Korean banners.

Photos taken show shifts in the tone and theme of North Korean propaganda in recent months, with the flood-recovery slogans of last year replaced with ones more befitting the Day of the Sun, openly praising Kim Jong Un’s “monolithic” leadership and the unity of the country under the tutelage of the young ruler.