Pripyat photo essay

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Do you plan on returning to Chernobyl? The explosion and the subsequent fire spewed a radioactive plume over much of northern Europe. The subject of my photographs had a lot to do with the tension between nature and culture and this led me to begin photographing in Chernobyl in Do you consider yourself an optimist in regard to environmental issues?

Residentshowever, were never officially allowed back. The zone was changing, and I wanted that to be part of the body of work.