TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated. All of the city’s local landmarks, once bustling with students in school or patients awaiting their doctor in hospital, now lie deserted after tragedy struck in April of 1986. Sales manager and photographer Toby Batchelor, 34, travelled to the nuclear site of Pripyat, Chernobyl, to capture these bleak photographs. 'I decided to take a trip to witness the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear accident,' says Toby, of Derby.
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .