When you think of lava, you probably imagine glowing red and orange liquid flows over a rocky plain. And in most places, you'd be exactly right. Lava is generally orange and red.
But not always.
Photographer Reuben Wu learned firsthand on a trip to Ijen volcano in Indonesia, where he saw the Blue Fire Crater aptly named, which is famous for its molten sulfur lava burning a brilliant sapphire blue.
The hike to see the lava blue is not easy.
Reuben Wu
This is a two-hour hike up the mountain, and then another 45 minutes down into the crater itself. Inside the crater, cooks sulfur at temperatures above 1000 degrees Fahrenheit.
But it is worth to see this incredible natural phenomenon.
Reuben Wu
There are other locations on Earth that produce blue dish like this, but the Ijen crater is the largest. For this reason it is a popular tourist destination, despite the rise.
To really grasp the supernatural magic of this place, Wu remained until dark, using only the moonlight and lava itself to take his photos.
It does not seem real, but it is.
Reuben Wu
The molten sulfur is not only hot, but can also take sixteen feet in the air.
Reuben Wu
Reuben Wu
Bromo, Semeru and Batuk mountains.
Reuben Wu
Wu also explored these mountains, which are a few hours of Ijen.
(via Colossal, Wikipedia)
You can see more pictures of Wu on its website and Instagram and more images of his trip to Indonesia on his Behance page.
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