A WINDOW IN PRIPYAT

One year ago today, Matt Chuang and I arrived in Ukraine.  While shooting in Pripyat, we visited this stain glass window several times as the light changed.  

A rare technique was used in its construction, the coloured glass cut edge facing out.  You can see this in the close up images.  The panels are very thick and mounted in heavy steel frames.  Some had been removed from the site.

It’s inside a large cafe/restaurant beside a lake, and apparently it’s the favourite place of returning evacuees who come for a day trip to see the town they were forced to leave. 

Feb 2014 with Matt Chuang.