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Zones of Exclusion: Pripyat and Chernobyl (Hardcover)

by Elizabeth Culbert (Author)

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Hardcover: 112 pages
Publisher: Steidl (1 Sep 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 3882439211
ISBN-13: 978-3882439212
Product Dimensions: 38.6 x 30.4 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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In the eleven days following the Chernobyl catastrophe on April 26, 1986, more than 116,000 people were permanently evacuated from the area surrounding the nuclear power plant. Declared unfit for human habitation, the zones of exclusion includes the towns of Pripyat and Chernobyl. In May 2001, Robert Polidori photographed what was left behind in this dead zone. His richly detailed images lead us from the burned-out control room of Reactor 4, where technicians staged the experiment that caused the disaster, to the unfinished apartment complexes, ransacked schools, and abandoned nurseries that remain as evidence of those who once called Pripyat home. Nearby, trucks and tanks used in the cleanup efforts rest in an auto graveyard, some covered in lead shrouds and others robbed of parts. Houseboats and barges rust in the contaminated waters of the Pripyat River. Foliage grows over the sidewalks and hides the modest homes of the small town Chernobyl. Polidori captures the faded colors and desolate atmosphere of Pripyat and Chernobyl in his large-scale photographs.

His images are haunting documents that present the reader with a rare view of not just a disastrous event, but of a place and the people who lived there.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully presented, 11 Feb 2004

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Robert Polidori’s photo album tells the story of the destruction of the area surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant – 15 years after the infamous disaster in the plants fourth reactor.

This book focuses on the town of Pripyat, a permanently abandoned town near the reactor, where the plant workers and their families once lived – now in the area known as the “Exclusion Zone”.

This book is beautifully presented with a close attention to detail. It captures brilliantly, the loneliness and desolation of the human tragedy that happened here and which is slipping out of public consciousness.

The photos show houses, schools, hospitals, boats, villages and more as they were between the dates of June 6-9, 2001.

This is a large format book and the photos within it are printed with incredible detail. You will find yourself coming back to the same photo’s again and again – each time finding something new.

My only disappointment with this book is the lack of a more detailed description to go with the photos. A one-line description is given for most photos at the back of the book but it left me yearning for more – which might not be such a bad thing.

I highly recommend this photo journal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary Work, 30 Dec 2008

By	E. C. Carnochan "Mr C." (Dumfries) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Robert Polidori has captured in large format, cities which have now become ghost towns, due to the most devastating of nuclear accidents. The colors are muted in the photographs as they are in real life, with everything that's left covered in dirt, debris, and rubble. There may never be a full clean-up because of the radiation still present, which would put people at risk, and the fact that it will never be rebuilt anyway. It appears most of the shots were taken during cloudy days, and I am wondering if the mood would have been emphasized a tad further had some warmer light shined into the interiors.

The story of what happened is barely touched upon, but this book is a photo representation of what is left behind, and not a story about what happened. I have no problem looking elsewhere to find the history of the accident, and think the book stands alone as a stunning pictorial depiction of what can go wrong in the nuclear age. One of my favorite photo books in any genre.

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5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent book, with clear photos., 26 April 2006

By	Maestro "the chocolate labrador" (England) - See all my reviews

This is a fantastic book which creates an atmosphere of emptiness and desolation. The images are of unbelievable clarity and you will find yourself keep going back to one photo and noticing something new.i did, but when you see the size and quality of the photos you will agree with me that it is worth every penny!!!!

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