Chernobyl Legacy [Paperback]

Paul Fusco (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 26, 2001

Chernobyl Legacy bears witness to the present-day effects of a horrific nuclear accident of unprecedented magnitude. Searing images documenting the effects following the Chernobyl disaster are central to the mission of this book, the work of noted photojournalist Paul Fusco of Magnum Photos and Magdalena Caris. Commentaries by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, actor Michael Douglas and Didier J. Cherpitel, the secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

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"...this book, which movingly illustrates the Chernobyl Legacy, is so important..." -- Kofi A. Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, quote from Chernobyl Legacy

About the Author

Paul Fusco became committed to photography while serving in the U.S. Army as a signal corps photographer in Korea from 1951 to 1953. He received a BFA in photography from Ohio University and moved to New York in 1957 where he joined LOOK magazine. Fusco's interest in the daily lives of people, social issues and different cultures has led him to document suffering in the streets of Calcutta, life behind the Iron Curtain, welfare and poverty in New York City and numerous stories on the diversity of life and cultures in the US.

Magdalena Caris has worked as a freelance photographer since 1997 in New York City. A graduate of the photography program at the Art Institute of Boston, her work has appeared in several well-known magazines including I.D., George, Vibe, and Self. She's also been the recipient of several awards and has had several exhibitions featured in the New York area.

Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: de.MO (April 26, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970576803
• ISBN-13: 978-0970576804
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,655,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXTREMELY POWERFUL !!!!, January 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Chernobyl Legacy (Paperback)

This book is an incredible testimonial of an accident that I seemed to have forgotten about. It put it right back in my face. The combination of the photographs and essays leaves no doubt about how dangerous nuclear power is, how little we know about, what happened in 1986 and what the REAL consequences of a nuclear accident are. NOW.

Something to think about ... Especially in times like this.

This is a BOOK TO READ, LOOK AT AND DISCUSS ABOUT. A definite keeper. Grat photography.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars moving., June 11, 2006

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This review is from: Chernobyl Legacy (Paperback)

This book will change the way you think about radiation, world news, and the beauty of life.