When it was time to leave, we packed up the car and headed back to Chernobyl, where a soldier went through my camera to make sure I didn't take any photos of sensitive military sites. Heading out ...

Business Insider recently traveled to Pripyat, an abandoned town next to Chernobyl. Pripyat was evacuated right after the 1986 disaster at the nuclear power plant. The city is a complete ghost town.

He collected a few and later sent photos of them to Jayasimhan Praveenraj, a fish researcher, Praveenraj told McClatchy News via email. The photos immediately caught Praveenraj’s attention.

Business Insider recently traveled to Pripyat, an abandoned town next to Chernobyl. Pripyat was evacuated right after the 1986 disaster at the nuclear power plant. The city is a complete ghost town.