Life in the aftermath, 1986-2006
photos by
Stefan Boness Gabriela Bulisova Bill Crandall Arek Dziczek Paul Fusco Itar-Tass Robert Knoth Yuriy Kosin Antonin Kratochvil Menno Meijer Lucian Perkins Donald Weber
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Monument. Slavutych, Ukraine, 2004.
Arek Dziczek
Chernobyl before construction of sarcophagus.
Itar-Tass
Chernobyl aftermath.
Itar-Tass
Abandoned town of Pripyat, Ukraine, 1991.
Vladimir Velengurin, Itar-Tass
Children living in Exclusion Zone, 1990.
Valery Solovyov, Itar-Tass
Residents forced to resettle. Ukraine, 1990.
Valery Solovyev, Itar-Tass
Abandoned school. Zalesye village, Belarus, 1990.
Vladimir Shuba, Itar-Tass
TV image of workers cleaning up radioactive debris. Chernobyl, 1986.
Yuriy Kosin
TV image of workers cleaning up
radioactive debris. Chernobyl, 1986.
Yuriy Kosin
Contamination sign near Pripyat, Ukraine, 1987.
Yuriy Kosin
Chernobyl clean-up worker fishes in
Exclusion Zone, 1987.
Yuriy Kosin
Near Pripyat, Ukraine, 2005.
Antonin Kratochvil / VII
Nature reclaiming amusement park. Pripyat, Ukraine, 2005.
Antonin Kratochvil / VII
Dump for contaminated equipment.
Chernobyl, Ukraine, 2005.
Antonin Kratochvil / VII
Cleanup engineer passes contaminated Chernobyl equipment. Antonin Kratochvil / VII
Restaurant. Chernobyl, Ukraine, 2005.
Antonin Kratochvil / VII
Village of Barar, Ukraine, 2005. Antonin Kratochvil / VII
Exclusion zone gate near Chernobyl, 2005.
Antonin Kratochvil / VII
Abandoned farm near Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2005.
Robert Knoth
Leukemia sufferer, Rogin, Belarus. Robert Knoth
Andrei, thyroid cancer survivor from Ukraine, 2004.
Gabriela Bulisova
Resident of evacuated village.
Bartolomeyevka, Belarus, 2004.
Gabriela Bulisova
Hydrocephalic child.
Gomel, Belarus, 2004.
Gabriela Bulisova
Mushrooms in contaminated area. Eastern Belarus, 2004.
Gabriela Bulisova
Measuring radiation within the Exclusion Zone. Belarus, 2000.
Viktor Tolochko, Itar-Tass
Thyroid treatment. Bryansk, Russia, 2005.
Stefan Boness
Wild boar hunters. Chernobyl, Ukraine, 2006.
Donald Weber
Man and his mother who returned to their village illegally. Ukraine, 2006. Donald Weber
Memorial to Chernobyl liquidators. Moscow, 1993.
Lucian Perkins
Memorial to Chernobyl liquidators. Moscow, 1993.
Lucian Perkins
Memorial to Chernobyl liquidators. Moscow, 1993.
Lucian Perkins
Annya, brain tumor patient. Gomel, Belarus, 2005.
Robert Knoth
Nila, thyroid and kidney cancer patient. Kiev, 2005.
Robert Knoth
Natasha and Vadim, institution for handicapped children. Belarus, 2005. Robert Knoth
Galina, thyroid cancer patient. Kiev, 2005.
Robert Knoth
Vadim (14), prostate cancer patient. Minsk, 2005.
Robert Knoth
Elena (19), thyroid cancer patient. Kiev, 2005.
Robert Knoth
Annya, brain tumor patient. Gomel, Belarus, 2005.
Robert Knoth
Irina (19) and Yelena (24), sisters with brain tumors. Belarus, 2004. Robert Knoth
Boys who are unable to walk.
Novinki Asylum, Minsk, 1997.
Paul Fusco / Magnum Photos
Yulya, age 3. A membrane contains his brain. Minsk, 2000.
Paul Fusco / Magnum Photos
Vova, 15, lost a leg to cancer. Children's Cancer Hospital, Minsk, 2000. Paul Fusco / Magnum Photos
Hydrocephalic child.
Novinki Asylum, Minsk, 1997.
Paul Fusco / Magnum Photos
Boy with growth containing his kidneys. Children's Home, Minsk, 1999. Paul Fusco / Magnum Photos
Boy who lost a leg to cancer.
Children's Cancer Hospital, Minsk. 1999. Paul Fusco / Magnum Photos
Radiation can concentrate in groundwater sediment. Belarus, 2003. Bill Crandall
Rural residents can face radiation risk from food supply. Belarus, 2000. Bill Crandall
Residents are often uncertain if their own health is at risk from radiation. Belarus, 2000. Bill Crandall
Woman who never left Exclusion Zone. Ukraine, 2005.
Antonin Kratochvil / VII
Visitor with dosimeter. Village near Pripyat, Ukraine, 2005.
Antonin Kratochvil / VII
Women living in Exclusion Zone. Near Pripyat, Ukraine, 2005.
Antonin Kratochvil / VII
Sunday afternoon in contaminated village. Narodichi, Ukraine, 2005.
Robert Knoth
Sunday afternoon in contaminated village. Narodichi, Ukraine, 2005.
Robert Knoth
Sunday afternoon football. Narodichi, Ukraine, 2005.
Robert Knoth
Milk collection, contaminated town of Rogin, Belarus, 2005.
Robert Knoth
Fall festival in contaminated town center. Chausy, Belarus, 2000.
Menno Meijer
Orphans playing in contaminated area. Chausy, Belarus, 2000. Menno Meijer
Woman who returned to her evacuated village. Belarus, 2000.
Menno Meijer
Young people in the region can struggle to keep a sense of hope. Minsk, 2003. Bill Crandall
Young people in the region can struggle to keep a sense of hope. Minsk, 2003. Bill Crandall
