Series description
This series depicts Alberta, Canada, in May 2023, as various wildfires struck the area. Smoke from these fires wafted to America and beyond, sparking numerous angry articles about Canada’s fire season.
Biography
Jen Osborne (1984) is a Canadian photographer who has published and exhibited photographs internationally. Her career started in 2007 with a yearlong work contract at Fabrica’s COLORS Magazine. Since then, her work has graced the pages of Stern, The New York Times, The Sunday Times, Mother Jones, Vice and Vanity Fair Italy, to name a few. Jen has also shown at venues including Visa pour l’Image, Athens Photo Festival 2020, Aperture Gallery, The Museum de l’Elysée and Arles 2010.
Canada's Wildfire Smoke Haze
A black bear wanders through a fire zone in Shining Bank, Alberta.
© Jen Osborne, Canada, Shortlist, Professional competition, Wildlife & Nature, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Canada's Wildfire Smoke Haze
Smoke from this peat fire, and the forest in the surrounding area, fill the air with smoke in Shining Bank, Alberta.
© Jen Osborne, Canada, Shortlist, Professional competition, Wildlife & Nature, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Canada's Wildfire Smoke Haze
Smoke from nearby fires fills the air with smoke in Shining Bank, Alberta
© Jen Osborne, Canada, Shortlist, Professional competition, Wildlife & Nature, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Canada's Wildfire Smoke Haze
On Highway 43, a long stretch of Alberta highway, a thick layer of smoke from wildfires blankets the area. A firefighting skycrane flies through the air.
© Jen Osborne, Canada, Shortlist, Professional competition, Wildlife & Nature, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Canada's Wildfire Smoke Haze
A thick layer of smoke blankets the horizon in Fox Creek as wildfires burn just a few kilometres away.
© Jen Osborne, Canada, Shortlist, Professional competition, Wildlife & Nature, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
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