Fukushima(then)Now

Photographer

Benjamin Kis Photography

Category

Fine Art Photography - Cityscape

Company

Benjamin Kis Photography

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2021

Country / Region

Germany

Fukushima, March 11, 2011. On that day, Japan was struck by a severe disaster.

A huge tsunami led to destruction, people fleeing, entire stretches of land wiped out and, not least, the destroyed Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant.

In 2015, my journey took me through almost all contaminated areas, to ghost towns, impassable roads, abandoned vehicles or even almost completely restored cities.



In 2019 I returned.

My goal was to visit the locations of the last trip to have a direct comparison. Not only my old paths occupied me on the trip. The ongoing clean-up work made it possible for me to develop previously inaccessible areas. I also managed to get access to the “red zones” where time actually seems to stand still.

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Photographer / Company

Henri Prestes

Category

Fine Art Photography - Fine Art / Other

Country / Region

Portugal

Professional
2021
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Photographer / Company

Craig Bill

Category

Fine Art Photography - Panorama

Country / Region

United States

Professional
2021
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Photographer / Company

Vicky Martin

Category

Fine Art Photography - Portrait

Country / Region

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Professional
2021
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Photographer / Company

Craig Bill

Category

Special Category - Long Exposure Photography

Country / Region

United States