Chernobyl Before and After the Disaster

During my multi-year job in the Chernobyl Zone, I attempted to recreate classical historical shots of the city of Pripyat when it was still populated. This compilation is a demonstration of how the place changed over almost four decades. Often, I discovered that the exact spots where photographers took their images were almost inaccessible in modern times because of sprawling vegetation that slowly took over a once shiny and beautiful Ukrainian city.

During the first years after the Chernobyl disaster, the city continued to be used by various Zone-related organizations, with a gradual decline around 2000. Since then, minimal maintenance has been applied to this place, so now it looks more like a forest than a city.

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