This volcano video shows the ocean entry of lava flow 61g on Big Island Hawaii. The lava flow starts close to Kilauea’s Puʻu ʻŌʻō – cone and reaches the ocean by Kamokuna.
This shots were filmed in October 2016. I used a small drone for the aerials.
Volcano video
Videos of eruptions from volcanoes all over the world. New is the aerial footage shot with a drone. Media producers can license the footage for per-minute rates. Videos since 2016 are available in 4k quality.
Masaya: Lava lake in Nicaragua
Masaya is a volcano close to Nicaraguas capital Managua. In the crater Santiago an active lava lake is boiling since December 2015. I visited the volcano with a team of the Volcanological Society e.V. and we get a permit to stay on the crater rim during day and night. So, I was able to shot this stunning volcano footage of a boiling lava lake.
About Masaya volcano
Masaya is not just the most active volcano of Nicaragua, its a very unusual one, too. The volcano lies within the Las Sierras shield volcano and is a 6 x 11 km caldera with walls up to 300 m high. The basaltic caldera is filled on its NW end by more than a dozen vents that erupted along a circular, 4-km-diameter fracture system. The twin volcanoes of Nindirí and Masaya were constructed at the southern end of the fracture system and contain multiple summit craters. One of this is the currently active Santiago crater. A lava flow from the 1670 eruption overtopped the north caldera rim. (Source USGS)
Herculaneum and the skeletons
This volcano video shows the destroyed roman city Herculaneum and its Skeletons in the boathouses. Herculaneum was burried under a thick layer of volcanic deposits during the well known eruption from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Pompeii and the plaster casts
The roman city Pomepii was destroyed by pyroclastic flows from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The bodies of the victims are shown as plaster casts.
Colima: volcanic lightning
In November 2015 I captured this volcano footage from Colima in Mexico. Colima was in a state of sporadic eruption from its main vent. The lava dome was blown out from explosions. So, instead of glowing avalances I observed volcanic lightning in the erupted ash clouds.
I traveled together with my colleagues from the Volcanological Society e.V. and meet with Hernando Alonso Rivera Cervantes who guided us. We rented a cabin, just 6 kilometers away from Colima’s summit.
More about Colima volcano
The Volcán de Colima is part of the Colima Volcanic Complex consisting of Volcán de Colima, Nevado de Colima and the eroded El Cantaro. It is the youngest of the three and is one of the most active volcanos in Mexico. It has erupted more than 40 times since 1576.
During last years he activity was dominated by growth of an lava dome. In spring 2015 this dome was blown out by a series of explosions. Since then, explosive ash eruptions occur several time each day. This activity lasted several months. Then the explosions decreased and it began to grow a small dom again.
Video Karangetang 2015
In August 2015 I documented the eruption of the volcano Karangetang on Siau. These time lapse pictures of the glowing lava were taken.
Kawah Ijen: blue burning sulfur
Incredible video footage of burning sulfur on Kawah Ijen in Java. Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia, is the own location you can certainly watch the electric blue fire of burning sulfur.
I traveled together with my indonesian friend and guide Andy. My friends Martin Rietze and Thorsten Böckel were also one of the party. We climbed the step crater walls short before sunset: just during night time the blue flames of the burning sulfur are visible.
About Kawah Ijen
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes in East Java, Indonesia. The volcanoes are inside a larger caldera, which is about 20 kilometers wide. Ijen volcano has a one-kilometer-wide acidic crater lake. The lake is the site of sulfur mining operation. Miners carried Sulfur-laden baskets by hand from the crater floor.
Sulfur fabrication Kawa Ijen
Video footage of the sulfur fabrication close to the volcano Kawah ijen in Indonesia.
Sakurajima: shock wave and lightning
Volcanic lightning are rare phenomens which are difficult to capture on video. This one from Sakurajima volcano was made by a lot of single frames, each exposed for some seconds and animated via PC to a video sequence. The unique shots were licences from several TV station all over the world.
Sakurajima facts
Sakurajima means in English Cherry Blossom Island. It is an active strato volcano and a former island in the Bay of Kagoshima in Kyushu, Japan. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption caused the former island to be connected with the Osumi Peninsula.
The volcanic activity is erupting large amounts of volcanic ash. Earlier eruptions built the white sands highlands in the region.
Sakurajima’s summit has three peaks: Kita-dake (northern peak), Naka-dake (central peak) and Minami-dake (southern peak). A smaller crater on its east side is called Showa. This is the site of most of the current eruptions.
Sakurajima is famose for its volcanic lightning. (Sources WIKIPEDIA & USGS)
Video: Eruption of Pico do Fogo
This volcano footage shows the eruption of Pico do Fogo in December 2014. The village Portela was destroyed by this eruption. The volcano is located on the Island Fogo. Fogo is one of the Cape Verde Islands and is of volcanic origin.