NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2007: Still Photography Winners: Serial Portrait Package

Honorable Mention: < 1 ... 8 9 10 11 12 >; CHERNOBYL - JANUARY 30: Mariya Kaprivna Shaparenko 82 poses for a portrait inside her home in the village of Ilintsi on February 1, 2006 near Chernobyl, Ukraine. 40 people now live in the village which used to hold over a thousand, reminisces Mariya. She and her husband returned, scurrying through the forest, 8 months after having been evacuated from their home. The government supports the Samosele with a pension and a bi - weekly mobile shop that brings all types of small goods. Over 300 villagers live in the forbidden Exclusion Zone, after having returned to live in their own homes after the disaster. After the disaster they were misplaced and relocated to many locations over the Soviet Union. The ‘Samosele’ or self settlers, a name given to them by authorities, are living as before, living off the fertile albeit radioactive land. They harvest the land growing wheat, mushrooms, onions, beetroot and their own home brew vodka called ‘Samahonka.’ Scientists estimate that Prypyat and the surrounding area will not be safe for human habitation for several centuries. Scientists estimate that the most dangerous radioactive elements will take up to 900 years to decay sufficiently to render the area safe.

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