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Fire Swept Through Twice: The Story Behind the Crucifix Photo Everyone Is Talking About

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Fire Swept Through Twice: The Story Behind the Crucifix Photo Everyone Is Talking About

Photo: IG @patrick13free (Patrick Bernard)

The photo posted to Instagram on Sunday July 26th, quickly went viral.

As wildfires ravage Europe and the western United States, one specific image has taken the internet by storm. In France, photojournalist Patrick Bernard captured a crucifix on his iPhone that was left standing among the ashes of the fires that struck Saumos, a small commune in the Médoc region near Bordeaux. The photo posted to Instagram on Sunday July 26th, quickly went viral.

Bernard has spent four decades as a photojournalist, chronicling stories from the road with a self-imposed rule: every photo, every word, every piece of music he shares is created entirely on his iPhone. When he's not traveling, he calls Bordeaux home.

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