Description:
October
8, 2017, Tubbs Fire ripped through the county of Santa Rosa, marking
the most destructive wildfire in California history. Over 2,800 homes
were destroyed, and twenty people lost their lives. What was once a
neighborhood, a home, was turned to black and white ashes. What
remains are the memories of home and a child's perspective and
remembrance of what was.
Biography: Whitney
Legge grew
up in a small town on the coast of Maine and after graduating high
school relocated to Guatemala to develop photography programs for
at-risk youths. In 2008, Whitney was accepted to the San Francisco
Art Institute where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Photography
and honored with the John Collier Humanitarian Award. After
graduation Whitney helped organize and lead DocuPhoto a public
lecture series with acclaimed documentary photographers and
filmmakers. She works for The Asia Foundation producing documentary
short films. Whitney’s personal photography and films explore
themes of family, identity, and social issues such as immigration and
poverty.
