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Follow up question: I watched a video by Kyle Hill where he spoke about the damage tourists have caused to Pripyat since the release of HBO’s Chernobyl series. Have you noticed this increase at all?

Me and my future wife (I proposed to her while climbing Duga Radar) went there shortly after the series came out. I guess the major tourist boom came a little later, since everything was booked way before. Still, we managed to see some outlandish folks walking around, or maybe we were the bizzare ones... While sitting in the Nuclear Plant cafeteria, we looked like children of the forest, at least im comparison to other people visiting the reactors.

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Thank you for your gorgeous photography from Pripyat. Learning about the Chernobyl disaster is what sparked my interest in nuclear physics and nuclear disaster prevention. I hope to be able to visit the city for research someday, but until then I will enjoy your photography.

Thank you so much! I would love to visit Pripyat again some day, but so much has changed... Hope you will make your dream come true. Or maybe you already have?

M.

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I'm back.

Recognize this place?

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Brave people of Ukraine, then and now.

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Engagement XXII.

Pripyat remains a sanctuary of glass brick and torn books.

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Engagement XXI.

Proper education.

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Engagement XX.

Floor tiles.

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I just have a knack for abbandoned buildings and ruined cities, such as those seen in your posts. The picture quality is really nice, and it really feels like every place has a story, a profound history shrowded in the actual loneliness. Keep up the good work! :)

Btw, cuz I really like theese sorts of pictures, how often do you post here? (I"m kinda new to your blog XD)

Thank you so much for taking your time and writing me this lovely message! :)

As you might see from scrolling through older posts, it took me a long while to settle with the style of photography, that I find somewhat satysfying and consistent. You might notice as well, that I used to post much more often. When I started medical studies the posting rate started to decline, and since I'm a doc it's about one picture a month. But at least I try to make this one shot worth looking at. All the new material is from Pripyat and Chernobyl, so it should be a piece of cake, yet it's surprisingly hard to make a gloomy scenery out of sunbathed shots.

Cheers,

Matt

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Prometheus

35 years and one day.

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Engagement XIX.

Anomalous field located in Pripyat, Ukraine.

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i love your blog, your pictures are great!

You made my day, thank you!

Wish you everything great in the coming week :)

M.

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Engagement XIV. – XVIII.

I’m back to serve you thrill.

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I like your blog !

I needed to hear this more than I would admit.

I’m sorry for such long time without any photo. As an apology, I’m going to post a set of frames straight from Pripyat preschools and nurseries.

M.

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Engagement XIII.

Jupiter.

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Engagement XII.

Sizzling hot concrete and radioactive glow.

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Engagement XI.

Gym theatre.

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Engagement X.

Pripyat in, Pripyat over.