Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant by Victoria Ivleva

Photo Credit: Victoria Ivlela

Russian photographer and journalist. Was born in Leningrad, lives in Moscow. Graduated from the Journalism Department of Moscow State University (MSU). Has worked in many hotspots around the globe, contributes to Russian and foreign publications. Holds the Golden Eye Award from the World Press Photo for a shoot she made in the destroyed reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, as well as a German Gerd Bucerius award.

Science & Technology, first prize stories

1991

Destroyed machinery halls bear witness to the nuclear accident five years earlier. The April 1986 disaster spread radioactive debris over much of northern and eastern Europe.

Commissioned by: Focus