Beautiful images of a volcano that has just erupted in Hawaii

On April 7, a series of photos showing glowing lava erupting from Kilauea volcano spilling into the sea on the Big Island, also known as Hawaii, were taken by photographer Michael Shainblum living in San Francisco. .

Michael Shainblum told MailOnline Travel: ‘It’s really unbelievable up close, the power of the volcano is so terrible, it looks like fireworks, successive explosions happen every 1 minute.

He said he ventured to the Big Island to see the Kilauea volcano spew lava into the sea. One of his favorite moments when shooting is the appearance of a rainbow above the lava. When he witnessed the waterfall pouring from the cliff into the sea, he couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by this power.

“Lava falls down nearly 30m above the cliff. And suddenly the rainbow appeared at sunrise, that moment was really magical like something out of a fairy tale world. It was my favorite moment,” he shared.

The scene and sound of this volcanic eruption moment are hard to describe in words. The power and heat from the lava was too terrible. To get as close as possible, Shainblum ventured up a nearby cliff, even taking a boat ride to see the lava spewing from a different perspective.

“You are standing on the sea but you also feel the wind carrying heat from the other side. It is a combination of the warm breeze carrying the heat of the volcano and the cool breeze of the sea. It was really crazy,” he added.

Shainblum says she always maintains a safe distance and takes necessary precautions thanks to tips from a photographer friend.

He captured the close-up of the volcano’s explosion in the most detail, the small pieces of rock mixed in between the rising clouds, making the photo even more vivid.

He revealed that, even when you are quite far away from the lava, you still feel the rock so hot that it makes the air just hot.

As night fell, Shainblum found the scene to become more spectacular with lava “shining in the dark” and lighting up the sky “like a great lantern”.

Kilauea Volcano is located in Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park. It is famous as one of the most active volcanoes in the world. If you intend to come here to travel, you should consider the most appropriate time.