Artist and photographer Lisa DiLillo's latest series is called "Before the Echo". What you're looking at are sparks, and smoke. No fire just yet.

"The photographs in this series are lightscapes that I created in the forest by introducing various sources of illumination such as smoke, sparks, fireworks and other materials," DiLillo says in a statement accompanying the photos.

"These images reflects my fascination with the unseen processes of creation, the volatility of nature, as well as my fears of the unexpected environmental transformations on our horizon."

Check out more of DiLillo's work here. [Lens Culture]