At 1.24am on April 26th, 1986, a power surge in reactor four of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, led to a series of huge explosions. The force of the blasts blew the reinforced steel and concrete lid off...
At 1.24am on April 26th, 1986, a power surge in reactor four of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, led to a series of huge explosions. The force of...
In the 69 years of its existence the Soviet Union, or USSR, became an industrial and technological behemoth. The communist union of republics (many of which were unwilling members that were kept behind the iron curtain by force), sent the first...
In the 69 years of its existence the Soviet Union, or USSR, became an industrial and technological behemoth. The communist union of republics (many of which were unwilling members that were...
There's nothing more intriguing than a forbidden place. The fact that you are not allowed to enter the territory makes you want to visit it even more. Well, if that's your kind of thing, prepare for a joyful ride as we...
There's nothing more intriguing than a forbidden place. The fact that you are not allowed to enter the territory makes you want to visit it even more. Well, if that's your...
Kenopsia (n.) - an atmosphere of a place that’s usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet. Yes, Chernobyl.
Kenopsia (n.) - an atmosphere of a place that’s usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet. Yes, Chernobyl.
Infrared filters are known for creating a weird, eerie mood in pictures, no matter what you’re capturing. That is why taking a filter like that to an already haunting-looking place like Chernobyl might make the scenery pictures you take look even more impressive. Photographer Vladimir...
Infrared filters are known for creating a weird, eerie mood in pictures, no matter what you’re capturing. That is why taking a filter like that to an already haunting-looking place like Chernobyl...
Polish photographer Arkadiusz Podniesinski travelled to the site of the Fukushima nuclear disaster last month to see the location with his own eyes. When he obtained permits to enter the roughly 20km (12.5 mile) Exclusion Zone, he was confronted with a...
Polish photographer Arkadiusz Podniesinski travelled to the site of the Fukushima nuclear disaster last month to see the location with his own eyes. When he obtained permits to enter the roughly...
I recently took an epic six-week road trip through nine countries, with the aim of capturing abandoned places that have rarely or never been photographed before. In particular, I focused on hidden relics from the Cold War era. I travelled from Paris...
I recently took an epic six-week road trip through nine countries, with the aim of capturing abandoned places that have rarely or never been photographed before. In particular, I focused on...
The abandoned city of Pripyat.
The abandoned city of Pripyat.
I was 13 when this disaster occurred and my only fleeting memory was seeing clips on the news as a child. To me it was something that happened far away in a place I could not even pronounce. I always wanted...
I was 13 when this disaster occurred and my only fleeting memory was seeing clips on the news as a child. To me it was something that happened far away in...
UK-based filmmaker Danny Cooke, armed with a camera and a radiation dosimeter, spent a week exploring Chernobyl and the nearby abandoned city of Pripyat in a way we haven't seen before – using an airborne video drone. His breathtaking video, called...
UK-based filmmaker Danny Cooke, armed with a camera and a radiation dosimeter, spent a week exploring Chernobyl and the nearby abandoned city of Pripyat in a way we haven't seen before...
