Chernobyl and Prypiat photos

[Arkadiusz]

Hi!
At the beginning I would like to share my photos from many of expeditions to the Zone of Alienation.

http://www.podniesinski.pl/czarnobyl/prypec2a.jpg

http://www.podniesinski.pl/galeria/albums/userpics/10001/20%7E0.jpg

http://www.podniesinski.pl/galeria/albums/userpics/10001/17%7E0.jpg

http://www.podniesinski.pl/galeria/albums/userpics/10001/19.jpg

http://www.podniesinski.pl/galeria/albums/userpics/10001/21%7E0.jpg

http://www.podniesinski.pl/galeria/albums/userpics/10001/5%7E1.jpg

http://www.podniesinski.pl/galeria/albums/userpics/10001/kolo1.jpg

http://www.podniesinski.pl/galeria/albums/userpics/10001/maska.jpg


If you want to see more photos and read reportages or watch video from Chernobyl go here:
1st expedition http://www.podniesinski.pl/portal/?cat=53
2nd expedition and videos http://www.podniesinski.pl/portal/?cat=54


Arek

[Fa123]

Siiiiiiiiiick shots man, really love them.

[blackhawk]

Dude!!!
Sick stuff! I love 'em!
Lots of cool* stuff in Russia.


*and hot:p

[MMURAD]

amazing shots, thanks for sharing those.

[ChunkyDA]

uNrEAL!

[canonistul]

amazing!!!

[zachbreaux]

Awesome set!

[windpig]

everything, absolutely everything about these can not be beat. Mood, PP, contrast, composition. I remember the day of the explosion. I was in heaven on earth, whilst they were in living hell.

[lettershop]

the B&W really makes these shots

[Arkadiusz]

thanks guys!
3rd expedition soon... :)

[windpig]

thanks guys!
3rd expedition soon... :)
Do you experience a different emotion with each visit? I mean, is it like seeing a movie a second time, where you get something different out of it.

[reddyroc007]

wow, amazing experience to capture. thanks for sharing. very eerie.

[obnoxiousmom]

I went to your website and spent a very long time on there. I had never heard of this event. Your photos are amazing. Your videos were very interesting but gave me motion sickness lol I would love to see this place in person as well as many of the other places you have seen and been

[philwillmedia]

Arek,

The detail you have gone to in describing your visits on your website is nothing short of outstanding.
Any images from Chernobyl are always striking.
These of yours are particularly haunting.
Thanks for posting these - there are not enough superlatives to describe how good these images are.
I look forward to seeing more from your next visit.

[joayne]

A superbly documented/visual history of a terrible disaster.
Thank you for sharing these.. I don't know that I would feel safe there.

[RDHPhotography]

great share...

[Snydremark]

These are all outstanding, but #4 is especially fascinating! Thanks for sharing these with us.

[Anke]

These are great! I'd like to see more and know more about your visit, what was it like?

[Snydremark]

I already commented on the photos, but now that I've read through the accounts of your visit on your site, I feel the need to comment on that, as well.

Again, that you so much for sharing this with us! I live in the US and was in junior high when this tragedy happened. It is positively fascinating to me to see this now, and hear what the conditions are today.

So let me say, without any irony whatsoever, that I truly believe this account to be bw!. You mention that you are planning to do a film on this; will it be available internationally?

Thanks again!

[d100763]

These shots are simply amazing...I have seen several photos of Pripyat photos, but these take the cake...especially the one with the Ferris wheel framed by the window frames...breathtaking!

Keep up the great work, looking forward for more shots

[X-images]

Wow... very haunting. Excellently captured.

[yosef]

thanks for sharing

[nicksan]

Wow, very powerful.

[eunosben]

stunning shots

[TRexFlier]

Thank you very much for sharing these photos. I was just a boy when the disaster happened. I had totally forgot about it until seeing your pictures and reading the accounts of your visits.

Keep up the good work!

[Ballen Photo]

These are GREAT Arek! Thanks for posting, but what a disaster that was.
In case you are interested, heres a link to a girl that has been documenting that area for years now. Her transportation is a Kawasaki Ninja. ;)
http://www.elenafilatova.com/
She has photos, history, etc. and I've got to say is a very interesting read. :)
-Bruce

[Arkadiusz]

In case you are interested, heres a link to a girl that has been documenting that area for years now. Her transportation is a Kawasaki Ninja. ;)
http://www.elenafilatova.com/
She has photos, history, etc. and I've got to say is a very interesting read. :)
-Bruce

It is not a true story. It's fake. Search in Google "elena filatova fake"

[LKWMeg]

Amazing photos. Thank you for helping us to experience what happened and the aftermath.

[m3n00b]

Seriously the best thread I have ever seen on any forum.

[jimz66]

Adds another chapter into this sad event. Thanks for being brave enough to capture these images.

[Ballen Photo]

It is not a true story. It's fake. Search in Google "elena filatova fake"
Interesting, and thanks for the heads up.
Apparently there are people that both believe, and disbelieve her story, as you can see here. http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/comments/1026/
Me? I dunno. I had no reason to doubt her story until now. :confused:
Anyway, post more of these if you have them. ;)
-Bruce

[Arkadiusz]

Thank you for your warm and kind words! I’ve received many questions regarding my photos and trips to Chernobyl. I'm sorry to say that I can’t send or publish higher resolution photos since I sold copyrights to most of my stuff to fine art gallery. But if somebody wants to take your own photos you can join to one of my future photo expeditions to Chernobyl!

[curiousgeorge]

Excellent, very powerful images.

[MichaelBernard]

Saw these pics on your site a while ago. I was laughing to myself the other day because I remember seeing the ferris wheel shot in my head while playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare :lol:

[jmurph]

Number 4 and 7 look like spots from call of duty mwf. Amazing pictures

[cccc]

I would like to see color versions of the city, it seems lifeless with your processing, but i am curious to see the true colors of the city.

outstanding pictures- they took me back to call of duty 4...

great website, i will be showing my friends.

[Golfhack]

Fascinating. Time stood still.

[Big Frost]

Thank you for your warm and kind words! I’ve received many questions regarding my photos and trips to Chernobyl. I'm sorry to say that I can’t send or publish higher resolution photos since I sold copyrights to most of my stuff to fine art gallery. But if somebody wants to take your own photos you can join to one of my future photo expeditions to Chernobyl!

I would love to be able to do that. Your storyline, photos, and video are all amazing.

[Z FOTOTECHNIKA]

Excellent photos! That place with the faris wheel is the same place as in the Call of Duty 4 video game. Interesting to see real life photos of it.

[Tim S]

The images are quite powerful. #4 & #6 are my favorites.

[jpstewart19]

Great journalistic work. Knowing the history and seeing your captures really brings it together and evokes tremendous emotion. Amazing

[Naturalist]

Amazing work Arek. It is surreal how time now stands still for that area. A warning to everybody of how disastrous things can turn if we are not careful with our technology.

[sickboy11]

Breathtaking. I think it's time I start saving money to head out there. Thank you for sharing!

[Dmao]

Excellent photos. You get the eerie feel of the pictures by looking at them. I always found those type of gas masks to be creepy.