Author Archives: Eli Imadali

I'm Eli, a freelance photojournalist based in Denver, Colorado. I'm interested in exploring systemic injustices, trauma and healing, culture, identity and place through visual storytelling. I also love telling stories through audio and video.
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‘Some bruises, some cuts, but it survived’: In the ashes of the Marshall Fire, recovered objects illuminate priceless memories and the intangible cost of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history

by Eli Imadali

Editor’s Note: This multimedia storytelling project is a collaboration with Colorado-based photojournalist Eli Imadali for Boulder Reporting Lab, Leigh Paterson of KUNC, and published together with NPR. A teacup and saucer. Mother’s ruby earrings. Dozens of marbles and a ceramic baby Jesus. These were some of the objects Marshall Fire survivors were able to find […]