A Burned Out Shell That Used to be Their Refuge

Chris: “There were fire engines and police and smoke and everything. I had my Nikon on my back. But I just couldn't bring myself to get it out and shoot. It felt like such an invasion of privacy to photograph the house on fire that I paid attention to the sinking feeling in my stomach as I imagined these people's reaction to getting home to a burned out shell that used to be their refuge.”

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Once when I was on vacation in a resort in Mexico, the cafeteria burned down right in front of us. The roof was just grass over a steel frame. All the guests camped out on the beach and took pictures of the burning cafeteria.