A fox in Chernobyl

• Photographer
  pierpaolo mittica, Italy
• Socials
• Website
  http://www.pierpaolomittica.com

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, after 29 years of abandonment by humans, became a sanctuary
for wildlife, despite the high levels of radiations.
The Zone has after the disaster in April 1986 become an involuntary nature reserve. The
populations of foxes, wolves, badger, wild boar, roe deer, white-tailed eagle, black
stork, Western marsh harrier, short-eared owl, red deer, moose, great egret, whooper swan,
least weasel, common kestrel and beaver have multiplied enormously. here a fox is going
around the ghost city of Pripyat.

• Biography
  Italian humanist and environmental photographer/filmmaker, is an award - winning photographer based in Italy. His photographs have been exhibited all over Europe, United States and China, and published in Italian and international newspapers and magazines among them: l'Espresso, Internazionale, Alias del Manifesto, Vogue Italia, Corriere della Sera Repubblica, Panorama, Il Sole 24 ore, Oggi, Le Scienze, Daylight Magazine, Days Japan International, Asahi Shinbum, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Spiegel, Wired USA, Asian Geo, China Newsweek, National Geographic USA
• Awards
  2013 Special Prize by Juries “Days Japan international Photojournalism Awards” 2013 Honorable mention "Fotovisura Grant 2013" 2013 Finalist "Eugene Smith Grant 2013" 2013 Honorable Mention "PX3 Prix de la Photographie 2013" 2014 Public Prize "Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards 2014" 2014 Finalist "Leica Oskar Barnack Awards" 2014 Honorable Mention "PX3 Prix de la Photographie 2014" 2014 Finalist "Pictures of the Year international" category Environmental Vision Award 2015 Finalist "Pictures of the Year international" category best photography book award 2015 Finalist "Gomma Grant 2015" 2015 Honorable Mention "PX3 Prix de la Photographie 2015" 2015 Honorable Mention "SIPA Awards" 2015 Finalist "Travel Photographer of the year 2015" 2016 Remarkable Awards "SIPA awards" 2016 Honorable mention "SDN visual stories exploring global themes" 2016 Finalist POY Pictures of the year international, category "Environmental Vision Award" 2017 "Earth Reporter of the year 2017" from Earth Day Italia, Bologna, Italy 2017 2017 Highly Commended "Travel Photographer of the Year 2017" 2018 Finalist "Gomma Grant 2018" 2019 Shortlisted "Alexia Foundation Grant 2019" 2020 Shortlisted "Sony World Photography Awards 2020" Environmental category 2020 Finalist "Pictures of The Year International" Environmental Vision Award category 2020 Award of Excellence "Pictures of The Year International" Science & Natural History—Picture Story category