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Are you taking the VII?

posted this on March 8th, 2010

VII MASTERCLASS WORKSHOP WITH ANTONIN KRATOCHVIL
ORTHODOX EASTER IN THE CHERNOBYL FORBIDDEN ZONE

‘Chernobyl and its Forbidden Zone are magical places, which attract the attention of both adventurers and the media. After more than 20 years, echoes of the worst nuclear disaster in the history of man still resonate. Antonin Kratochvil, from the VII agency, has repeatedly photographed in Chernobyl and knows how to move around in the area.’

Not sure how ‘magic’ the people featured in the following report by Greenpeace find the place:

‘Chernobyl, Ukraine — A new Greenpeace report has revealed that the full consequences of the Chernobyl disaster could top a quarter of a million cancer cases and nearly 100,000 fatal cancers.‘

Here’s a related pic of a really magical place…Tarara in Cuba, where child victims of Chernobyl are treated, for free, by the Cuban government. Every child at Tarara is seriously sick as a result of the Chernobyl disaster. Cuba offers them rehabilitation, pioneering treatment, warmth, love and sunshine.

Child victims of Chernobyl recuperating at Tarara, Cuba. (C) David White

Please note if you want to take a masterclass with VII they have some excellent alternatives. Ron Haviv seems like a top bloke and he has a workshop running in Maine.

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March 8th, 2010 | Category: duckrabbit

2 comments to Are you taking the VII?

  • John
    March 8, 2010 at 15:13

    “Chernobyl and its Forbidden Zone are magical places…”

    That’s what you get when you hire editors from The Onion to write your copy for you.

    At least, I’m hoping that’s what happened. Otherwise, it’s a case of monumental cluelessness.

  • duckrabbit
    March 8, 2010 at 17:10

    David thanks for showing that photograph … I was hoping that you would. It does show doesn’t it that there are more ways to get a story across than just showing depressing black and white pictures. To me this picture makes me care because I can see my own children in them.

    THANKS