r/Volcanoes

Hi all. I am an emergency photographer in Iceland and I have been documenting the thirteen eruptions we have had here on the Reykjanes peninsula on Icelands southwest corner for the past six years. I have done more than 130 trips to the area and documented the eruptions and their affects on the environment and community. It is partly self funded and relies on book sales, lectures, print sales etc as well as some funding from agencies and organizations. But getting the word out and promoting my work is an important part of the project and I hope I am not crossing any boundaries by posting about it here. I thought some of you might be interested in checking it out and also, there is an online store on my webpage and I recently published a book about the project in English. 😀🙏 This video, while perhaps a bit dramatic, kind of explains what I have been doing here.

Was lucky to visit and work at the active dome of Unzen (Kyushu, Japan). The climb was done on May 16, 2026.

Please note that this part of the volcano is closed to the general public! Only researchers and authorities can go there after obtaining a permission. On the way back we met a couple of tourists which were absolutely unprepared for the hike but still sneaked behind the closed gates.

Stunning colour sounded by miles of a stark, somber scenery 🌋

Also called "Nevado de Toluca", it's located in Toluca valley in Mexico, it reached 4680 m above sea level, which makes it the 4th highest formation in Mexico. It is also located in the ring of fire.

It has two small lakes in the crater callen Sun and Moon lakes, the crater is the result of the cone being completely destroyed 60,000 years ago, and the volcano has not had any kind of activity for 3,300 years.

Didn't see this one posted before so i thought I could share :)

Taken from 290m viewing platform. Most activity occurred in the NE vent area with one main active vent with continuous spattering. A secondary vent activated occasionally. Central South vent area less active but also had occasional eruption :)

I'm not a volcanologist, I just found the structures of the two so similar and was interested by that. I understand Mt Humphreys structure could have been formed due to a landslide as well.

The images were created using USGS topographical data and python

This eruption is taking place within Kīlauea summit caldera in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Precursory lava flows began from the south vent at 2:57 a.m. this morning, May 14, and continued intermittently today from both the north and south vents.  Both vents are currently erupting, with low-level activity in the south vent while lava fountains at the north vent are currently about 65 feet (20 meters) high. National Weather Service forecasts low-level tradewinds today, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed southwest of Halemaʻumaʻu. 
 
Fountaining episodes typically last 12 hours of less, but ash can remain in the air for longer depending on wind and weather conditions. Please stay aware of hazards and rely on official updates from USGS, National Weather Service, and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.