MALIBU AFTER

The inspiration for my latest project, Malibu After began a few days after the Woolsey Fire, which burned through my hometown of Malibu in November of 2018. This firestorm destroyed more than 80% of the wildlife habitat of the Santa Monica Mountains and claimed three lives. It forced the evacuation of almost 300,000 people, destroyed over 1600 structures, 22 of which were in my immediate neighborhood.

My concept was to capture the aftermath of the devastation before the debris was cleared. Amidst the ruins of 42 destroyed homes, I created high-resolution large-scale panoramic environmental portraits of individuals and families and photographed artifacts rescued from the blaze along with post-fire abstracts.

On the one-year anniversary of the Woolsey Fire, I put on a show of these works for the Malibu Community. You can learn more about the event and view all of the work at: https://www.malibuafter.com