A small herd of deer flees a wildfire in California last summer – as such animals have done for countless millennia, escaping seasonal blazes that sweep through dry brush and forest. This time, though, they’re joined by a curious figure setting light to the grass.
“I was following firefighters when the deer suddenly appeared,” recalls Max. “I had barely time to capture a few frames before they ran off.”
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