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33 years after the Chernobyl catastrophe, you can see how nature is conquering everything back. There was not a single tree in the square in front of the "Energetik" cultural center. Lenina Avenue was a big street with extra lanes in each direction and an avenue in between. The side to the...

I think everybody knows about this area and must not say much about it. We where there for 3 days in February and it was amazing. Enjoy the pics.

3 days in the exclusuion zone reactor No 4 Prypyat Chernobyl; overnight stays within the zone locked in the hotel at 10pm curfew and restricted access to beer!! Also getting to meet some of the self settlers who returned to the area of their own accord not long after the disaster; just a few...

was lucky enough to spend 3 days in the exclusion zone earlier this year; some shote within the former USSR "secret" Radar Station

Going Shopping In Pripyat, (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone), Ukraine- Oct 2016 Apologies for the photos here! These were all shot on an phone as my DSLR had completely succumbed to the damp weather by this point and was acting as a weight in my bag!! So, our last day in Pripyat, we were dropped off...

Reactor Number 2- V.I. Lenin Nuclear Power Station (Chernobyl) Well, you will all have to forgive on my photo quality here! Both my DSLR bodies card readers FAILED this morning at the worst possible moment, so it was iPhone to the rescue. I have fixed them as best I can but some are slightly...

Pripyat River Cranes and Vehicle Dump, Pripyat, Ukraine (Chernobyl Zone) - Oct 2016 I'm not 100% pleased with how these came out, HDR'y and almost Pastle like. I had the cameras light meter turned right down in an attempt to remove the condensation on the lens from the heavy rainfall the day...

Mašev Community Hall & Mašev School, Mašev (Mashevo) Village -(Chernobyl Exclusion Zone) - Oct 2016 Still on Day Number 2, we had driven way out into the sticks and were making our way back on the roads.  The weather had dried right out but dosing in and out of sleep at this point (the...

Disused Farm and Equipment, Красне Village (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone), Ukraine - Oct 2016 Today was a very good day because we decided to see mostly things which aren't on any Tour Bus Itinerary! So, second day in the zone, second trip to said zone. The first site of the day and the rain was...

Unfinished Reactors 5/6 & Cooling Towers, Chernobyl, Ukraine - Oct 2016 Taken from Day 2 and 3 of my October 2016 visit to The Zone are these two which I have combined.  The weather had improved greatly on Day 3 from Day 2; the rain had played havoc with my camera unfortunately!   At the...

The Russian Woodpecker Transmiter & Control Rooms, "Chernobyl-2" (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone) - October 2016 So, second day in the zone, second trip to said zone.  The first site of the day and the rain was absolutely hammering it down.  Hard going as we were catching the early trains from...

Pripyat Police Station and Jail, (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone), Ukraine - Oct 2016 These were shot on my second time to The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. I visited in October 2016 for a four day tour which took us to many places which one might not see on a normal tourist trail to the zone. It was...

Middle School No.3, Pripyat (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone), Ukraine - Oct 2016 Middle School Number 3! I visited here in 2013 but had run straight to the Gas Masks then. I decided to do the whole thing this time, the building is huge! These were shot on my second time to The Chernobyl Exclusion...

Pripyat Fairground, (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone) - Oct 2016 These were shot on my second time to The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. I visited in October 2016 for a four day tour which took us to many places which one might not see on a normal tourist trail to the zone. It was an amazing experience to...

Polissya Hotel (Готе́ль Полісся, Pripyat (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone), Ukraine - Oct 2016 These were shot on my second time to The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. I visited in October 2016 for a four day tour which took us to many places which one might not see on a normal tourist trail to the zone...

The School of Music, Pripyat (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone), Ukraine - October 2016  These were shot on my second time to The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. I visited in October 2016 for a four day tour which took us to many places which one might not see on a normal tourist trail to the zone. It was...

Cáfe Pripyat (The Dish),(Chernobyl Exclusion Zone) - October 2016 Again, I visited here in 2013 so took very few photos as there is just so much to see in "The Zone". These were shot on my second time to The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. I visited in October 2016 for a four day tour which took us...

Hospital No. 126, Pripyat (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone) - Oct 2016 These were shot on my second time to The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. I visited in October 2016 for a four day tour which took us to many places which one might not see on a normal tourist trail to the zone. It was an amazing...

Sanatorium Solnechny, Pripyat (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone), Ukraine - Oct 2016 Starting to romp through my huge backlog now!  These were shot on my second time to The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. I visited in October 2016 for a four day tour which took us to many places which one might not see on a...

The Jupiter Factory, Pripyat, (Chernobyl Exclusion Zone), Ukraine - Oct 2016 So now my huge backlog takes me into my second time to The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.  I visited in October 2016 for a four day tour which took us to many places which one might not see on a normal tourist trail to the...