30 Lava and Volcano Photographs

Volcanoes are openings in the Earth’s crust, caused by the pressure of magma underneath the surface, usually from the collisions of tectonic plates in Earth’s crust.

Volcanoes are very powerful, with two types, those causing red eruptions, with liquid magma (lava) oozing from the volcanic opening, or those causing gray eruptions, which are powerful explosions of ash and pumice into the atmosphere.

Photographing active volcanoes can be quite dangerous, with hot lava, noxious gases, and sudden eruptions that can kill almost instantly. However, the results are beautiful when they are photographed:

Etna, nocturnal awakening #1 by Claudio Carpinato Ph.

Dancing with the Devil by Skarphedinn Thrainsson

Startrails on Mount Etna’s eruption by Angelo T. La Spina

1-CATERS-Lightning-Volcano-Eruption-03-JPG 184136 by Colonelengle

Evil Eye by Boris Behncke

Opera of Fire by Karsten Wrobel

Etna 2014! by Pietro Giannitti

Flaming Seashell 5 by RGDart

Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano: NASA’s View from Space by NASA Goddard space

Eruption of Semeru volcano in early m. by Adrian Rohnfelder

The crater Baugur by Tómas Freyr Kristjánsson

Camp on the volcano Etna by Marco Calandra

Lava Falls by Bragi Ingibersson-BRIN

Etna: smoke ring on first 2014 paroxy by Fabio Caltabiano

Volcano Arenal by fortuna1

Lava boat by Cory

Stromboli Island by Rudolf E.Thomi

Colours of iceland by Kerstin Langenberger

Rolling Heat by Adam Goldberg

Icelandic volcano by schwartzschildradius

Lava Field of the Pu’u O’o vent by Wayne Pinkston

Mount Semeru Explosion by Jasnl Muda

Ocean Entry and surface lava at Kilau by Adrian Rohnfelder

Hawaii Lava Rope Closeup by Eric Schaer

Oozing Lava by hitokirivader

Apríl 2010 Valcano Fimmvörðuháls by Agnar Hermannsson

Edge of Creation by Andrew J.Lee

Firefall by Wendy Hudnall

Lava Lake Break by Tom Kualii

Pahoehoe Tongue by Grant Kaye


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