Kari Greer is a photographer who specialises in wildland fire and editorial photojournalism. Greer works alongside the National Interagency Fire Centre to help bring awareness of the damage that forest fires cause.
She first began to explore this interest during her college years where she worked on a Forest Service fire crew in Washington.
Some of Greer’s work has made an appearance in numerous articles and other publications such as:
– Outside Magazine
– National Geographic Adventure
– Wildland Firefighter
– The New York Times
The Prichard Art Gallery is the first thorough exhibition that presents Kari Greer’s pieces.
In 2015 alone there was a total of 10.1 million acres burned in the US – the length and size of forest fires are prolonging the project. The goal is to bring more awareness to the issues at hand as well as helping people understand it, Greer’s photographs need no words to describe the images as they tell their own stories.
I knew I wanted to do a research page on forest fires, as I personally feel as though it is a topic we are all very aware and yet so oblivious to at the same time. Admittedly, there are moments where things such as forest fires are out of our control but I believe that a lot of people have the mindset of “out of sight, out of mind” that is, until it is in an area close to them and their home.
There are several natural causes that can lead to forest fires such as:
– Dry climate
– Lighting
– Volcanic eruptions
However there are people who do something as small as not putting a cigarette out properly – simple, yet easy to forget, which can set some grass or bushes on fire which is all it takes due to how rapidly a forest fire will spread. It had been stated that the most common direct human causes of a forest fire are:
– Unlit cigarettes
– Arson
– Sparks from equipment
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