Naja Bertolt Jensen

We were on our way to a lookout to photograph activity on the Jones Fire as part of our work for the fire management team. We heard radio traffic about a spot fire that has jumped the road we were traveling on. We drove up to find controlled chaos and very active fire. I jumped out with fire gear on and started shooting. I like this shot because it tells the whole story in one frame.

Marcus Kauffman

Nick van den Berg

Katie Rodriguez

Matt Palmer

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Water

Dead whale on the beach
Ocean shifts out to low tide
Plastic filled stomach





Fire

Rainless summer heat
Hills choked with trees and dry grass
Cigarette tossed out



And I Touch the Dying Earth

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