Gorgeously Hellish Shots of a Volcano Lightning Storm
March 13, 2013 | Julia Dawidowicz
These infernal photos of a volcanic lightning storm were captured by photographer Marin Rietze whilevisiting the Sakurajima Volcano in Japan. The Sodom ‘n’ Gomorrah Light Show only lasted about twenty seconds, but that was more than enough time for Rietze to score some incredible shots. This is a prime example of a photographer being at the right place, at the right time… a really dangerous and terrifying place and time.
Francisco Negroni's photographs of the Cordón Caulle erupting in Chile and weather dramatically happening are very dramatic. Wow. Now that's what we call weather. According to our staff photographer, these very sleekly exaggerated nature imagery was captured with a combination of slow shutter and digital composite and "I could do that in the…
When Russian volcano Plosky Tolbachik erupted in November, a team from the non-profit photo project AirPano dropped everything and flew a helicopter over Kamchatka to film the dangerous spectacle. You have two very safe ways to enjoy this: This mind-blowing 360-degree interactive panorama and this totally wild interactive helicopter ride -- you get to "control" the…
Los Angeles-born artist James Turrell, known for visceral immersive installations like Bindu Shards, works primarily with light and "indeterminate space" to alter his audience's visual perception and consciousness. Towards that end, since 1974, Turrell has been developing a monumental land art project known as Roden Crater, a three-mile-wide extinct volcano…
