Sand Fires Last Gasp

Firefighters and nature combine to end the brutal Sand Fire in Santa Clarita. The final back fires were set and nature added higher humidity to quash the last of the disastrous fire. The fire burned over 38,500 acres of land.
Here are some images from the Soledad Canyon area.

Photos by Ted Soqui © 2016

The sun over the Vasquez Rocks.

Soledad Canyon.

Sign on Soledad Canyon.

Giant flames and firefighters.

Burn scar.

Another Fire Moon

Another month passes, and another moon glows orange from a Southern California wild fire.

Photo by Ted Soqui © 2016

Fire moon.

58th Southern California Journalism Awards.

Was honored to receive the award for "Photojournalist of the Year 2015" from the Los Angeles Press Club earlier last month.
Jarl Mohn, Nick Ut, Erin Brockovich, and Jason Rezaian were also honored for their work in journalism and public service.
The 58th awards ceremonies were held at the Biltmore hotel in downtown LA.

Here is the body of work from 2015. Watch on full screen mode.

Indonesia 2016

A few images from my latest trip to the islands of Indonesia.

Photos by Ted Soqui © 2016

Young boys doing their best pose in Jakarta.

Deserted streets in downtown Jakarta post Ramadan.

Monsoon morning sky in Bali.

Jakarta skyline.

Downtown Jakarta.

Morning prayers for Lebaran.