Having missed lava sightings on our last visit to the Big Island, I could not let the opportunity elude me again. After hearing that the lava flows had resumed at Kalapana, I had to go back to Hawaii to witness this breathtaking phenomenon. Continue reading
I had long been inspired by the starry sky prints of photographers like Lars Leber and David Slater and had been keen on capturing my own. While on a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, I could not turn down the opportunity of driving to the summit of the world’s tallest volcano. The summit of Mauna Kea is one of the world’s best sites for astronomical photography and observation. The sky at the summit is super clear for a number of factors including: dry air, low to no cloud cover (because it’s above the inversion layer), no light or atmospheric pollution. Continue reading