Green has gradually returned to the once-scorched slopes of the Santa Monica mountains. The January 2025 Palisades wildfire is among the top ten most destructive and deadliest wildfires in California since 1932, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Daily Bruin photojournalist Chenrui Zhang set off to capture the Palisades neighborhoods one year after devastation throughout the winter quarter.
