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Photo by Jen Osborne (www.jenosbornestudio.com):
As global warming accelerates, extreme weather events produce increasingly catastrophic wildfires. The world watched Los Angeles burn this past January as various brushfires tore communities apart and fractured thousands of lives.
Among those fires were the Eaton Fire, the Palisades Fire and the Hughes Fire, all of which are featured in my submission. Between those three major fires combined, over 48,000 acres burned -- a shocking number given they happened in an urban context. Those same three fires destroyed more than 16,000 structures and killed 29 people.
This story features images from the Los Angeles firestorms of January 2025, and their aftermath – the displaced people, sifting through the ash for burned memories, as well as the cleanup. By photographing the impacts of fire, I hope my photos tell the story of humanity’s struggle with extreme weather patterns.
Caption: Jan.7, 2024. Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
This is a scene from the Palisades Fire that hit the Pacific Palisades after a strong wind event hit the Los Angeles area. A vehicle sits in a high end area of The Pacific Palisades, still decorated in Christmas lights on the first day of The Palisades Fire.
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