An American Community in 10 Fragments
How one photographer documented the aftermath of Colorado’s Marshall Fire
Photographs by Benjamin Rasmussen
A New Year’s Eve, the photographer Benjamin Rasmussen arrived at the still-smoldering Marshall Fire, in the suburban communities of Superior and Louisville, Colorado. The burned area, which, remained barricaded, so Rasmussen stayed at a distance, letting worried residents use his camera’s zoom lens to try to make out whether their houses were still standing.
