BOZEMAN - After witnessing the aftermath of the Bridger Foothills Fire firsthand, one local photographer, Jessica Hays, was inspired to create a book showing how destructive wildfires can be and the impact of climate change.

“The Earth was just completely blackened after the fire,” said Jessica Hays, as she showed a photo she took of the fire.

Hays is a lifelong Bozeman resident, teacher at Bozeman High School, and longtime photographer.

“When I was majoring in photography, I really found my voice,” said Hays, who says growing up in Montana led to her interest in photographing nature.

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“I think my interest in landscape and how it affects us and how we affect it is tied to my upbringing here in Bozeman, in a town that’s so connected to the mountains and the landscape,” she sa

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