Fires of Wrath

From 2020 to 2021, photographer Maxime Riché documented the devastation wrought by the megafires in Paradise, California. In a book published by André Frère, his stunning infrared landscapes and raw portraits of survivors provide a distinctive lens on this climate catastrophe.

On November 8, 2018, within just four hours, the massive Camp Fire razed the town of Paradise in northern California. The toll was devastating—89 lives lost, 18,800 structures destroyed—and many families were thrust into poverty. Since then, flames h...

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