TCF Ep. 317 - Michael Forster Rothbart

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2016

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Photojournalist Michael Forster Rothbart’s work explores the human impact of environmental change. His projects have taken him to Bhopal, India, the Semey Polygon nuclear testing site in Kazakhstan oilfields in Azerbajian, and the Canadian, Arctic. A Fulbright Fellowship enabled him to spend two years in Chernobyl, photographing and interviewing those who remain a generation after the 1986 accident. He lived in Sukachi, Ukraine a small farming village just outside of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Rothbart recently started a new project, Fracking Pennsylvania, documenting the effects of natural gas drilling on rural communities. Previously he was a staff photographer for the University of Wisconsin and an Associated Press photographer in Central Asia. He now lives in upstate New York and photographs for magazines, newspapers and educational institutions. Resources: Michael Forster Rothbart http://mfrphoto.photoshelter.com/gallery-list After Chernobyl http://www.afterchernobyl.com/ Doug Dubois http://dougdubois.com/ Matt O’Brien http://www.mattobrienphotography.com/#Images/Projects/No%20Dar%20Papaya/4 Build your website today by taking advantage of Squarespace’s free trial. Remember to use the offer code “Candid Frame” to receive 10% of your first purchase. http://www.squarespace.com/stories?channel=podcast&subchannel=candidframe&source=candidframe Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for iOS. Click here to download for Android Click here to download for Windows 8 Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with your donations via PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=CI-u8DvU5TkpiSnoDY8Lf12JgmERHeb985rGgHpS6ysfXpNJhLPd-nSuCmO&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8defcd6970d4fd9d661117ac2649af92bb

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0:00.0	The Candid Frame is supported by donations by listeners just like you.
0:04.8	You can support the show by clicking on the donate button on the website or in the show notes.
0:19.7	This is E.Badi in Acts. This is The Candid Frame.
0:23.6	March 11th a few weeks ago marked the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident,
0:29.6	which occurred after a 9.0 earthquake in Japan.
0:33.6	The 15-meter tsunami which followed the quake resulted in the loss of power and the cooling system for the three nuclear reactors,
0:43.0	which experienced core meltdowns and released huge quantities of radiation.
0:48.5	Over 100,000 people were evacuated as a result of the largest nuclear accident since the Chernobyl accident in the
0:55.8	former Soviet Union in 1986.
1:00.5	Photographer Michael Forster Rothbart has been exploring the long-term impact of both disasters
1:06.1	through the stories of the people whose communities were irreversibly changed as a result of these nuclear
1:12.2	accidents. In his images of Chernobyl, he explores the lives of people who choose to return to their
1:17.7	land to their homes, despite potential long-term health concerns, while in Japan, the more recent
1:23.8	victims of the accident make a choice as to whether or not to return to the place they know as home as the Japanese government attempts to make towns and villages habitable again.
1:34.3	This work, as well as the impact of natural gas mining in the form of fracking here in the United States, has allowed Michael to explore the personal price that can be paid in our
1:45.2	effort to procure energy. A hunger that can completely transform a people's relationship
1:52.0	to the place that they call home. Well, Michael, welcome to the Candid Frame. I'm really,
1:59.4	it's a pleasure to have you on the show and I have a chance to talk to you doing some amazing, amazing work. But, Michael, welcome to The Candid Frame. I'm really, it's a pleasure to have you on the show and I have a chance to talk to you,
2:02.4	doing some amazing, amazing work.
2:04.7	But welcome.
2:06.5	Well, thank you.
2:07.1	It's good to talk with you.
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