Gary Knight
Gary Knight's entry into photojournalism began as a bid to fulfill his idealistic and romantic impulses and escape what he saw as the monotony of...
Read more ›Chernobyl
on 15 April 2011
The explosion of Chernobyl's no.4 nuclear reactor in the Ukraine on April 26, 1986, sent a huge cloud of radioactive dust over much of Europe. Some 15,000 people are believed to have died as a result of the tragedy, while another 50,000 to 70,000 people were crippled. It is estimated up to 5 million people, including more than 1 million children, have been exposed to the radiation. Gary Knight visited the destroyed Chernobyl reactor and other working nuclear reactors in the former Soviet Union in 1999.
April 26, 2011 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.
The audio in this story is from various news broadcasts on April 28, 1986.
Editor's Note: Don't miss the Chernobyl exhibit at the VII Gallery featuring photographs by Antonin Kratochvil, Donald Weber and Maciek Nabrdalik. It will run from April 26-May 31, 20011. 28 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
April 26, 2011 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.
The audio in this story is from various news broadcasts on April 28, 1986.
Editor's Note: Don't miss the Chernobyl exhibit at the VII Gallery featuring photographs by Antonin Kratochvil, Donald Weber and Maciek Nabrdalik. It will run from April 26-May 31, 20011. 28 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY