The Fukushima disaster was one of the biggest and most terrible man-made catastrophes of all time. In the course of several days on march 2011 a nuclear power plant near Fukushima went from being a welcomed power source to hell on earth. The place was evacuated and access has been denied. Some photographers go through excruciating process to get the necessary permits, but this story is about Keow Wee Loong, Malaysian photographer, who is oblivious to man made boundaries (see his volcano and scaling the Finance Centre in Shenzhen photos). Keow Wee Loong entered Fukushima and documented how lives were abruptly stopped there.
With regards to entering the restricted red zone Keow tells DIYP that:
Unlike other venturers into the zone, Keow only used a facemask to protect himself from radiation which is still pretty high in the red zone. This explains why the place has been untouched for so long. While radiation was an issue, Keow was more concerned with getting caught. Keow tells TIMES that I find comparing this journey by Keow with Rebecca Bathory’s journey to the same place very interesting and showing how two very different approaches to the same subject can yield very different results. [photos by Keow Wee Loong]
