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At the end of September 2023, Jim Fenwick found himself in Palermo, Sicily, when wildfires started to break out. The London-based photographer noticed the low cloud cover was reflecting the glow of the fires, which turned the sky red. With an hour to spare before he needed to start work on a different project, he stepped away to capture what was happening. “Sicily experiences the highest number of fires in Italy,” says Fenwick. “The primary cause stems from human activities, both unintentional and deliberate. Even if you’re living thousands of miles away from wildfires, we should all be paying attention.”
- Jim Fenwick is a finalist in the landscape category in the professional competition of the Sony world photography awards 2024 at Somerset House, London WC2, 19 April-6 May
