Fukushima(then)Now

Photographer

Benjamin Kis Photography

Category

Fine Art Photography - Photojournalism

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.

Amateur
2021
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Photographer / Company

Christian Passeri

Category

Nature Photography - Wildlife

Country / Region

Germany

Professional
2021
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Photographer / Company

Tomáš Neuwirth

Category

Fine Art Photography - Landscape

Country / Region

Czech Republic

Professional
2021
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Photographer / Company

Christiaan van Heijst

Category

Architecture Photography - Interior

Country / Region

Netherlands

Professional
2021
2021 MUSE Photography Winner - Microcosmic Portraits of The Little Earthlings by Irina Petrova

Photographer / Company

Irina Petrova

Category

Nature Photography - Macro

Country / Region

United Kingdom