Amusement Parks

1. If I had a chance I would like to visit  the abandoned amusement park in Prypiat, Ukraine. This was a town that was the closest to Chernobyl after the nuclear reactor exploded it and everything around it were abandoned and left alone to decay. I think it would be interesting to photograph and people were forced to flee quickly so who knows what all was left behind and since it is still considered unsafe to inhabit the area it is relatively untouched since it was abandoned in 1986.


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3.  I think these 5 places would also be interesting to photograph.  Lady Musgrave Island, Zion National Park, Varosha Cyprus, Harbin China, Himalayan Mountains

4.  Harbin, China



5. I would like to go take photos in Harbin, China as that is where my one sister was born. My parents flew there to adopt her in 2013 and the Ice and Snow Festival was happening while they were there. They talked a lot about the festival and showed me some pictures they took, it looked beautiful.  I would expect to take photos of the ice sculptures (life size buildings and such) and of the people there and their reactions to the ice and enjoying there time there while it is 50 below zero outside at the same time.

6. I would need to plan well and go at the specific time of the Ice Festival in Harbin, China. I would have to look up the dates and fly at that exact time of the year. It is very cold then so I am not sure how that would effect my camera equipment to be in temperatures below freezing for extended periods of time. I would need to pack my camera and several lenses for close up and for distance shots as well. Being that this event takes place in a communist country I would need to make sure to research what laws they have about photographs in the area.