Rachael Zimmerman, a photographer in Lahaina, Hawaii, woke in the early morning hours the day the fires hit, awakened by the noise from the high winds. In a groggy haze, she fixes the screen windows flying off her condo, but when she looks out the window, she can see some flames in the distance.
Zimmerman calls 911, who tells her a transformer power line blew, but that the fire is being put out. She goes back to bed.
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A lo-fi picture taken by a firefighter on August 6, 2000, on a Kodak DC280 in Montana is considered to be one of the most famous wildfire photographs ever taken. [Read More]
The University of California San Diego has launched a new cutting-edge system made up of more than 1,000 cameras positioned across the state designed to prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfires and other natural hazards. [Read More]
"We don't take enough time to really appreciate a good photograph," says San Fernando Valley native Brandon Taylor about the result of the barrage of photos we get inundated with daily. Nearly losing his own home in a wildfire some years ago made him take a closer look at their effects on the surroundings and how they affect people's lives.
“Wildfires are equally terrifying and fascinating,” the California photographer Liam Searson tells me. “Especially at night, when the daylight fades, seeing the landscape erupt in a glowing orange is a pretty unforgettable experience.
These 15 photographers have been on the frontlines of wildfires, documenting them and sharing the stories of the fires with the world. The post Extraordinary photos of wildfires appeared first on 500px.
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