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Seoul's President Moon Jae-in flies straight to Pyongyang today for his summit with the North's leader Kim Jong Un -- but for ordinary citizens of both countries, travel between them is banned. AFP/Getty photographer Ed Jones has paired portraits of Koreans from both sides in an effort to show their similarities. The portrait from North Korea is on top.

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Han Gwang Rim (34, top) poses for a portrait with his daughter Su Ryon at a supermarket in Pyongyang. Hong Sung-cho (35, bottom) poses for a portrait with his son Hong Jinu (2) at a supermarket in Bundang near Seoul.ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

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Ri Song Hui (21, top) poses at the Munsu Water Park in Pyongyang. Kwon Ye Seul (30, bottom) poses at the Carribean Bay water park south of Seoul.ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

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Kim Song Jong (9, top) poses following a dance performance at a Children's Day event in Pyongyang. Yoon Hyerim (10, bottom) poses following a dance performance at Dongdaemun Design Plaza during Seoul Fashion Week.ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

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Hong Kum Ju (27, top) poses at the food factory where she works, near North Korea's eastern port city of Wonsan. Kim Si-eun (49, bottom) poses at the Spam factory where she works in Jincheon, south of Seoul.ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

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North Korean student Pak Kum Ryong (23, top) poses in a public square in Pyongyang. South Korean student, Lim Jun-beom (24, bottom) poses in the Sinchon area of Seoul.ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

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Ginseng farm manager Kim Young Guk (top) poses in a ginseng field outside Kaesong. Small-holding farmer Hwang In-suk (bottom) poses before the fence of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and skyline of North Korea (rear C) in his back yard on Gyodong island, west of Seoul.ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

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Sailor Kim Il Soo (top) poses on his tourist boat on the Taedong river in Pyongyang. Kim Kun Ho (25, bottom) poses on his watersports boat on the Han river in Seoul.ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

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Petrol pump attendant Kim Su Hyang (18, top) poses at the gas station where she works on the Pyongyang to Nampho road. South Korean petrol pump attendant poses at a gas station near Goyang on September 15, 2017.ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

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