Saving Our Ecosystem From Fires

• Photographer
  Luisa Lynch
• Prize
  Bronze in Editorial / Environmental

On August 16, the largest fire in Spain broke out in Tenerife. For days we watched the mountains burn behind our house. But that particular day the helicopters with their baskets full of water kept passing by, very close to the house, it even gave the impression that they could collide with the chimney. So I decided to take the camera and capture the moment. There were about four helicopters. I noticed that one was bigger than the rest and could carry more water (the Kamov). I decided to concentrate on that one, because the amount of liquid it discharged was impressive, onto a hungry fire that