Honorable Mention

Forest fires in León, Spain
DESCRIPTION
Coverage of the forest fires that occurred in León, their extinction process, and the extensive forest areas left completely destroyed during August 2025.The area burned in the province of León during the fires of August 2025 was 71,058 hectares, representing approximately 4.6% of the provincial territory.
AUTHOR
Samuel de Román (Burgos, Spain)Freelance photographer trained during 2007, 2008 and 2009 in Burgos. He has worked as press photographer since 2009,
period during which he collaborated with several Journals and Photo Agencies.
Nowadays he collaborates with Coolmedialab and Anadolu Agency, publishing his photographs on many International media as well.