Stuart Palley. Lake Fire.

The Lake Fire burns in San Bernardino County Wednesday night and Thursday morning after coming back to life and burning thousands more acres. The fire was over 20,000 acres and 27% contained, down from 38% containment and smaller acreage the day before. Rim Rock was under a mandatory evacuation and Pioneertown was under a voluntary evacuation.

Stuart Palley is a photographer based in Southern California specializing in environmental, art, editorial, and commercial/corporate subjects. His recent work on wildfires, Terra Flamma: Wildfires at Night, focuses on documenting the most acute effect of drought in California, wildfire through long exposure images at night. 

Follow Stuart on Instagram @stuartpalley.