A PHOTOGRAPHER from Whitbourne, near Bromyard, has been working with a charity helping victims of the world's worst nuclear accident.

Vincent Mundy has been taking pictures for Humanity for Chernobyl, a US group which helps victims of the 1986 disaster.

Humanity for Chernobyl provides cash and other assistance for workers who had to deal with the accident, when radioactive debris was released from of the damaged nuclear reactor.

Mr Mundy, aged 28, got the job of taking pictures for the charity because he spends a lot of time in eastern Europe and has many professional and personal links there.

He said: "Everyone knows about the children of Chernobyl and there are all these efforts to bring them over here for visits and so on, which is great.

"But there's less attention paid to these guys who actually had to go in there and deal with the situation, who are frequently suffering from ill-health because of their exposure to radioactivity."

Mr Mundy has been taking pictures of the thousands of scientists, engineers soldiers and labourers who were drafted into the decontamination effort.

"They've got enormous health problems and many of them can't afford the drugs they need," he said. "It's horrific to see what they have to cope with."

Before taking up photography, Mr Mundy studied interior and graphic design at the London College of Printing, after attending Queen Elizabeth High School, Bromyard.