Early on the morning of April 25th, 1986, the world experienced the worst nuclear disaster ever seen, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The fourth reactor at Chernobyl reacted badly during a test and, what should have been a routine shutdown to prevent damage, resulted in absolute disaster. The resulting (and unexpected) power surge, caused an explosion of steam that caused unprecedented damage to the reactor housing, exposing the core to the atmosphere - all with devastating consequences. As the Chernobyl power station was behind iron curtain of the Soviet Union, recognition of the disaster within the socialist state was
What is Chernobyl?If you’re interested enough in Chernobyl to read this, you probably know the story and significance of Chernobyl. If not, the Chernobyl
Part one of a two-part series featuring images from Pripyat and Chernobyl, Ukraine, by Saskatoon photographer Copperblue Photography and Design.
Photos From Chernobyl. Over 150 photos within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The world's worst nuclear accident, frozen in time since 1986
Would you dare spend the night in a nuclear disaster zone? In 2018, I pushed my anxieties to the side and crossed one of my lifelong dreams off of my…
Part one of a two-part series featuring images from Pripyat and Chernobyl, Ukraine, by Saskatoon photographer Copperblue Photography and Design.
A picture of the 'real' Chernobyl
What's it like to visit the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone? Here are some Chernobyl photos to share some insight into what Chernobyl looks like today
This article offers travel tips and advice for planning a one-day tour from Kiev to the Chernobyl exclusion zone and the evacuated city of Pripyat. I share photos of the area from my trip, and explain various tour options and example itineraries of what to see and do.
Visiting the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wasn’t as scary as I expected. After all the stories, documentaries, and articles I read …
What's it like to visit the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone? Here are some Chernobyl photos to share some insight into what Chernobyl looks like today
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has long been a tourist hotspot. Now, in the face of this commodification, young Ukrainian men are breaking into the…
David McMillan first travelled to the Ukraine in October 1994 to photograph the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone—the area affected by nuclear radiation. Over 25 years, he has visited the site 22 times to document its changing condition.
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 scene similar to one from a post apocalyptic film. Podniesinski previously photographed the area around the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Part one of a two-part series featuring images from Pripyat and Chernobyl, Ukraine, by Saskatoon photographer Copperblue Photography and Design.
Gerd Ludwig's over 20 years of work at Chernobyl aims to capture the lasting effects of the accident that took place there back in 1986.
Dara Continenza has been exploring the world and writing about it since 2010. Her writing has appeared on Hopper, SmarterTravel, USA Today, Money, U.S. News and World Report, Yahoo, Business Insider, TripAdvisor, Huffington Post, Boston.com, and others.
Want to know what it's like to be inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone? I've compiled my footage into a 3 minute video.
Step into the past of Pripyat, the ghost town frozen in time after the Chernobyl disaster. Discover the remnants of a once thriving community.