Pierpaolo Mittica is a dentist, photographer and author of The Balkans: From Bosnia to Kosovo and Chernobyl the Hidden Legacy (Trolley Books). The photographs in this slideshow were taken over a period of 45 days from 2004 ? 2004 in Chernobyl-affected areas in Ukraine and Belarus.

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On the 20th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, photographer Pierpaolo Mittica argues that the hidden legacies of this terrible accident must be exposed. Plus, an exclusive photo slideshow of images from affected regions in Ukraine and Belarus.