The Red Volcanoes «Face to Face with the Mountains of Fire»

An astonishing glimpse into the heart of volcanoes!\n\nThe most active volcano on earth is Kilauea in Hawaii, seen by 3 million people every year. Along with its counterpart Piton de La Fournaise, on the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, it is characterized by extraordinary lava flows that travel great distances through a spectacular landscape. \n\nThese twin volcanoes are the focus of this dazzling photographic essay by two renowned photographers, who have spent years living with their subjects and striving to capture the raw fires of the Earth at their most dazzling and dramatic.\n\nThis is a timely reminder that the Earth itself is alive and fulfilling an agenda of its own. \nPaul-Edouard Bernard de Lajartre has been documenting the lava flows of Piton de La Fournaise for a number of years. \nG. Brad Lewis is one of the world’s leading volcano and nature photographers. His volcano images have appeared on the covers of Life and Geo. John P. Lockwood is one of the world’s leading volcanologists and the author of over 140 articles on geology and volcanology. Alain Gerente is a French documentary filmmaker, based in Réunion, whose films include L’Eruption Magique.