Burning Trees

• Prize
  Silver in Editorial/Environmental
• Photographer
  Gabrielle Saveri
• Technical Info
  Nikon D3200
• Photo Date
  September 10, 2020
• Website
  https://www.gabriellesaveri.com

I have spent the year photographing native trees in the Napa Valley of Northern California. This series is entitled "Burning Trees." I woke up on September 10, 2020 intending to take my dog for a walk when the sun came up. It never did. The LNU Lightning Complex Fires were raging throughout Napa, Sonoma, Lake, and Solano Counties. Heavy smoke blocked the sunlight, and the sky remained dark orange all day. I found the trees to be especially beautiful under the orange skies, but it also brought home the issue of global climate change and how much humanity stands to lose if we don't stop it.

• Biography
• Awards
  -- 2020 International Photo Awards, (IPA), Honorable Mention -- 14th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, Women Seen by Women, Honorable Mention 2019 -- 2019 International Photo Awards (IPA), Second Prize, Editorial -- Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), 2018, Silver Prize/Editorial, Silver Prize/Photo Essay -- 2018 The 3rd Biennial's Grant, short list -- 12th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, Women Seen by Women, Honorable Mention 2019, Series/Cultural and Daily Life -- 2018 12th Annual Pollux Award, Honorable Mention, Series/Cultural and Daily Life -- 38th Annual Photographer's Forum Spring Photography Contest, sponsored by Sigma, 2018; Finalist