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The Impact of Forest and Land Fires 📷 Monomad Challenge

Marechause Adventura@dilimunanzar (72)6d

Forest and land fires are currently ravaging parts of Indonesia, including Kalimantan, Sumatra, and Papua. Despite over a month of firefighting efforts, the blazes remain difficult to extinguish. Several affected nations—such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand—have offered assistance, yet the Indonesian government remains reluctant to accept such help.

People are beginning to wonder: is this a new; recurring model of deforestation—burning forests and land to clear the way for oil palm plantations? If this suspicion holds true, the state has failed in its fundamental duty. It is sacrificing the "lungs of the world" solely for the sake of corporate profit.

For the past two days, smoke has been drifting across the Strait of Malacca, and the impact of these fires is now being felt in our province, Aceh. Visibility has dropped to a mere 50 meters, with the rest obscured by a thick haze. This morning, while in the city’s coastal area, I took a closer look and confirmed the reality: the consequences of these forest and land fires have indeed reached our city.

In this Monomad Challenge contest, I want to invite my friends to see some of Black and White photos caught by my camera; "The Impact of Forest and Land Fires", the pictures presented to my friends in Black and white Community 😉

Camera	Sony A6000 + E 55-210 tele lens
Category	Black and white Photography
Location	Lhokseumawe, Aceh

Warm Regard

Marechausee Adventura 🙂

Comments · 2

@rishehri(59)· 3d
Your black-and-white photos make this environmental crisis seem more serious and tangible. I think photography has a lot of power because it can show a reality that many people might never experience up close. It's upsetting that forests might be destroyed for profit while local people have to live with the smoke and its consequences. Thanks for capturing this and drawing others' attention to the problem.
@muhammadhalim(75)· 6d
It saddens me to hear what you're saying about the wildfires and the government's inaction in putting an end to them. The damage this smoke causes to human health is devastating. I hope this tragedy ends soon. I loved the photos you shared, especially the one of the boats—I'd never seen them with that design before; they look great. Best regards.