Photographer shares images from his hometown of Altadena, devastated by Eaton fire

I’ve been covering major fires for 30 years, but the Eaton fire in Altadena has surpassed them all.

I was lucky enough to grow up in Altadena, a beautiful community in the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Seeing literally 1000-plus homes burn in the immediate area I was so familiar with is heartbreaking.

I don’t believe the magnitude of it has hit me yet.

I saw many homes today, which at one time many years ago, I had so many friends living in with their parents.