Kevin Cooley, a renowned photographer known for capturing wildfires, lost his Altadena home to the Eaton Fire this week. While documenting the Palisades Fire, Cooley received an urgent call about the fast-growing blaze near his residence. Despite capturing the intense flames of both fires, Cooley's own home was tragically engulfed, forcing him and his family to evacuate. This incident highlights the devastating impact of wildfires on Southern California communities.
A photo Kevin Cooley shot during the Woolsey Fire in 2018 that was featured in the New York Times. This week, the fire photographer's home was destroyed by the Eaton Fire.Kevin Cooley is a photographer who takes photos of wildfires and many other subjects. His fine art photos are collected by LACMA and the Guggenheim. And his editorial work is featured in publications such as the New York Times.His Altadena home was destroyed by the Eaton Fire this week.
"It's of a house with a swimming pool in the backyard, beautiful landscape with the fire just encroaching right over the wall behind it," he said."In a way that's kind of like the end of the California dream."Cooley moved to Los Angeles from New York in 2012, and was already familiar with the city's tendency for destructive wildfires having gone on assignments to photograph them before.
He and a friend spent hours out in the Palisades shooting the unprecedented blaze — until he got a call from his wife saying that a fire had broken out near Eaton Canyon and was growing fast.
WILDFIRE CALIFORNIA PHOTOGRAPHER EATON FIRE PALISADES FIRE LOS ANGELES CLIMATE CHANGE NATURAL DISASTER
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