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.

Professional
2021
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Photographer / Company

Jaka Ivančič

Category

Nature Photography - Landscapes

Country / Region

Slovenia

Amateur
2021
2021 MUSE Photography Winner - symphony of fog by Judith Kuhn

Photographer / Company

Judith Kuhn

Category

Nature Photography - Seascape

Country / Region

Germany

Amateur
2021
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Photographer / Company

Henrique Murta

Category

Nature Photography - Landscapes

Country / Region

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Amateur
2021
2021 MUSE Photography Winner - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE by Ricardo Nunez Montero

Photographer / Company

Ricardo Nunez Montero

Category

Black & White Photography - Wildlife

Country / Region

Spain