The Standing Dead: Under a Changing Sky is a series of large-scale portraits of Montana's wildfire scarred forests, made through direct engagement with the burned trees. Their charred remains form the conceptual and material foundation of the work. In these portraits, I seek to capture their presence in death and honor their existence while examining the broader ecological and existential questions they raise in a rapidly changing climate. This portrait series serves as both a lament and a gesture of atonement for these once-living indispensable members of the forest.