Gerd Ludwig
ABOUT GERD LUDWIG
German-American documentary photographer and photojournalist who has gained fame for his coverage of the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe. He has worked extensively for National Geographic Magazine.
He earned a degree in Photo Design from the University of Essen in 1974.
He received the Lucie Award for International Photographer of the Year in 2006.
He was born in Alsfeld, Germany and later relocated to New York and Los Angeles.
In 2014, he released a photo book entitled The Long Shadow of Chernobyl, which features an essay by Mikhail Gorbachev .
