Michael Forster Rothbart’s Profile

After Chernobyl By Michael Forster Rothbart: 15Dec; In my photography, I explore the human consequences of environmental contamination. In 1986, radioactive fallout contaminated 56,700 square miles of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, a region larger than New York State. 188 nearby towns and villages were evacuated. And yet, a generation later, life continues in these radiation-affected areas. Six million people still reside in the contaminated region. Since 2007, I’ve photographed those who remain. My commitment to this work began when I...; Tags: Cancer, Chernobyl, Documentary, Editorial, Environment, nuclear, Photography, Photojournalism, Ukraine