Lava Study
Lava is more than simple landscape photos of sinuous glowing curves, it is the blood of the Earth. It is a living entity that connects us to the beginning of times. It is a creator and a destructor. I spent a month on the Big Island of Hawaii, and three times a week, I would leave at dusk to hike the lava field. My goal with the LAVA Study was to connect with this primal energy and translate it visually and more intimately. These photos are not photoshopped. Their treatment is minimal, the results attained through lowering exposure, both on the camera and during the development process.