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Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident of April 26, 1986, the dead zone is open to visitors, and an artist's photographs invite a closer look.

Holly Clark Coburn

April 26, 2011

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Holly Clark Coburn

Holly Clark Coburn is a freelance editor and writer. She studied biology and art at a liberal arts school and received an MFA in creative writing.

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