Lyon, Danny. Burn Zone by Danny Lyon. Signed.

Black Beauty Books, 2016. Softcover, as issued. [Photographs of the Rio Grand Valley in New Mexico, accompanied by an essay and a list of "climate criminals" in 50 states by Josephine Ferorelli. SIGNED. As new.  Summary:

Burn Zone is a 2016 photo-essay book and activist manifesto by legendary American documentary photographer Danny Lyon. Self-published through his own imprint, Bleak Beauty Books, the 54-page publication marks a distinct shift in Lyon’s storied career, pivoting from his historic 1960s focus on human civil rights to a contemporary battle for environmental survival.

Core Focus & Narrative

• Ecological Witnessing: The book serves as a firsthand record of the accelerating ecological collapse within the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico, an area where Lyon has lived off and on since 1970.

• The Las Conchas Fire: Central to the book’s imagery are Lyon's stark black-and-white photographs of the aftermath of the 2011 Las Conchas fire—at the time, the largest wildfire in New Mexico's history. Lyon famously drove his truck directly into the smoldering "burn zone," capturing devastated, ash-covered landscapes that he compared to a war zone.

• The Human Toll: Alongside the burning of national forests, the narrative chronicles the visible impacts of global warming on his own smallholding, detailing drying river levels, rising temperatures, and relentless drought.

Activist Edge & The "Climate Criminals" List

• 60s-Style Protest: Lyon explicitly approaches climate change with the same radical, direct-action mentality he used as a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) photographer during the Civil Rights Movement. He views Burn Zone as a cri de coeur (passionate appeal) urging artists and youth to aggressively join the climate fight.

• Naming and Shaming: Moving beyond a typical artistic lament, Lyon collaborated with climate activist Josephine Ferorelli to include a highly confrontational "Climate Criminals" list at the back of the book. The section profiles 50 powerful individuals heavily funded by the fossil fuel industry, publishing their names, alleged actions, and direct corporate or public contact information (including phone numbers and email addresses) to encourage public accountability.