Wildfires

Nature, first prize singles

6/1/2003

A Department of Forestry helicopter drops water on a raging brush-fire near Goose Creek Golf Club in Riverside County. Over 1,000 acres were burned. A number of homes were threatened, but none was destroyed and no lives were lost. Dry conditions and high winds in the state led to major wildfires later in the year, when thousands of acres were scorched, homes were destroyed and President Bush declared parts of Southern California a disaster area.

Commissioned by: The Press-Enterprise

Location: California, USA

Photo Credit: Mark Zaleski

Mark Zaleski is an international, award-winning photojournalist based in Nashville, Tenn. He currently freelances for The Associated Press, The Tennessean and AP Invision. He also has worked for a variety of commercial clients including DreamWorks, Florida State University, Keller Williams, Allstate, Trium Entertainment and DeNA Studios Canada.

Mark worked extensively for media companies in Southern California throughout his professional career, photographing hundreds of regional, national and international events.