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Nature, 1st prize

January 01, 1992

A woman who was exposed to radiation at the age of 14, with her disabled son. The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

January 01, 1992

An abandoned child at an orphanage. It suffers from hydrocephalus, which doctors believe is a genetic mutation aggravated by hereditary exposure to radiation. The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

January 01, 1992

The funeral of Elena Dolina, who died of stomach cancer at the age of 38. The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

January 01, 1992

A woman with her two children, both of whom suffer from disorders of the central nervous system. The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

January 01, 1992

A handicapped orphan gets physiotherapy. The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

January 01, 1992

The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

January 01, 1992

The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

January 01, 1992

The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

January 01, 1992

The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

January 01, 1992

The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

January 01, 1992

The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

January 01, 1992

The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

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Science & Technology,1st prize

Paul Lowe

Network Photographers

1993 Photo Contest, Nature, 1st prize
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Paul Lowe

Network Photographers

01 January, 1992

The long-term effects of nuclear tests held in Kazakhstan in the 1950s still affect the lives of those who were in the area at the time.

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Paul Lowe is a senior lecturer in photography and an award-winning photographer. Since 2004, Paul has been the overall course director of the Masters program in Photojournalism a...

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