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Hawaii’s Kilauea eruption and lava flows

On May 3rd, 2018, a fissure opened up in Leilani Estates (Puna District, Big Island) releasing lava. Over the coming days, more fissures opened up, spewing large volumes of lava skyward. Lava soon began to accumulate and flow towards the ocean. Fissure 8 continues to ...

Vanuatu: Extremes of Earth Expedition (HOT)

Three days after returning from Antarctica to visit the coldest place on the planet, we repacked and headed bound for the hottest place on the planet – inside one of the most active volcanoes on the planet, Mt. Yasur. This was part of a challenge ...

Return To The Fire Expedition

Our fascination with volcanoes has became an obsession. They are an exquisite feature. Anyone who ventures near has felt a blazing sense of mother nature's disinterest in us. In small measures she exhilarates. In her full form she annihilates. On this expedition, we returned to Vanuatu, ...

Kaikoura Earthquake – A Year On

Kaikoura, New Zealand / December 2017. The Kaikoura Earthquake caused massive damage along SH1. A year after the earthquake, it was officially reopened (however, still far from complete). We decided to compare our photos taken just days after the quake and compare them to today. We do ...

Expedition Indonesia 2017

EXPEDITION INDONESIA 2017: We're back. 12 flights, 3 boats, 3 volcanoes, a few dragons tamed and all crammed into a single week. What a trip! See our expedition video and summary below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1CxKgU9_k Our marathon of flights commenced in Auckland with a half-day stopover in Sydney and onward to ...

Google Maps Capture

Taking Google to capture the center of our fiery world in stunning 360 degree imagery. Come along on the adventure with us from your living room. (more…)

The firehose of Hawaii

Big Island, Hawaii / March 2017  After a dramatic sea cliff collapse on Hawaii’s Big Island, a rare “‘firehose” of lava began pouring out of a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean. Seeing the photos, we knew it was rare and likely to stop at any ...

The lighthouse of the Pacific

Mt. Yasur, Tanna Island, Vanuatu / September 2016. The locals describe Mt. Yasur as hell in paradise. Like Captain Cook, attracted to the Island's glow during his voyage in 1774, my journey would take me far closer to this spellbinding hell. Mt. Yasur is a 361m high stratovolcano, located on Tanna Island, ...

Thailand Jungle Trekking

Khao Sok National Park, Thailand / November 2016. In early November, I visited Thailand to trek the jungles of Khao Sok. Located in the Surat Thani Province, Khao Sok is the largest area of virgin forest in southern Thailand. The park has more biodiversity than the Amazon Basin and is home to wild ...