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Pripyat: 21 years after Chernobyl photograph selected for Foto8 Summershow 2010

June 24, 2010 //
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Hotel Polissia Terrace, Pripyat

Pripyat: 21 Years after Chernobyl. A silver birch tree grows through the floor on the terrace of Hotel Polissia. The hammer and sickle is visible atop the distant building. 50×33cm, Edition of 25 + 1 A/P

150 images were chosen for exhibition from Over 2500 individual images were received from photographers representing the six continents. From landscape and portraiture to documentary and fashion and everything in between, the Summershow celebrates the photographic talent of established names and aspiring photographers alike.

The Foto8 Summershow 2010 runs from 26 July to 4 September

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The image is for sale at £355 framed or £295 unframed in an edition of 25

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Photography © Quintin Lake

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Photographs of the abandoned Hotel Polissia in Pripyat the radioactive Ghost Town next to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

March 2, 2010 //
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Hotel Polissia Terrace, Pripyat

A silver birch tree grows through the floor on the terrace of Hotel Polissia. The hammer and sickle is visible atop the distant building

Light switches in a bedroom of Hotel Polissia. The peeling paint is the result of 21 years decay.

Light switches in a bedroom of Hotel Polissia. The peeling paint is the result of 21 years decay.

Lobby of Hotel Polissia. The check-in desk is in the background. Marble wall cladding has been removed by looters.

Lobby of Hotel Polissia. The check-in desk is in the background. Marble wall cladding has been removed by looters.

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See more architectural photography including Pripyat in my book Drawing Parallels: Architecture Observed

Photography  © Quintin Lake, 2007

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