Portraits of the Landscape EP3 - Pripyat - Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

[@ferodrigues1211]

I really like to see the overgrown city with nature coming back

[@timmchapman5307]

Mother Nature is very resilient!

[@karpybmf]

Best story teller backed by a good collection of photos, good job, sir :)

[@timmchapman5307]

Thanks so much!

[@tonydalessio954]

Your dialogue combined with the exceptional photos make this very compelling...

[@timmchapman5307]

Thanks so much Tony!

[@dougy2460]

Another awesome episode and narrative, Timm. Thanks for sharing so we do not forget.

[@timmchapman5307]

Thanks so much Doug!

[@magswheeler3824]

Another outstanding and moving travelogue. Thank you for the inside view.

[@timmchapman5307]

Thanks for watching!

[@sheribarber8576]

Wow! Phenomenal...staggering! Thank you for being willing to brave the dangers (I'm sure you had a great desire to do this), and bring this to the rest of us! The images were so entrancing, gripping and engrossing, to say the least! I cannot even image what it would have been like to have gone through the travesty as a people, but as you said in the video, it was disturbing over 30 years later! I treasure my Chernobyl piano picture I bought from you! Looking forward to your next adventures.

[@timmchapman5307]

Thanks so much Sheri - Glad you enjoyed my video!

[@miguelholguin123]

Another great story and great photos. Thanks for sharing.

[@timmchapman5307]

Cheers Miguel!

[@musicluvrlaurie6827]

Amazing footage. What I wonder is why everything looks like it's been sitting there rotting for much longer than 33 years? Is that normal, or did the radiation affect the decay as well?

[@musicluvrlaurie6827]

If you already answered this, never mind. I turned the sound down as I was listening to music. I will watch again and listen this time.

[@timmchapman5307]

I suspect it is because roofs have been breached and windows/doors broken. The liquidators broke many windows for ventilation as part of the cleanup efforts, however all of these things have contributed to moisture getting inside the buildings. When that happens, decomposition rapidly speeds up and things break down much faster.

[@musicluvrlaurie6827]

@@timmchapman5307 Yes, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks so much.