Lava flow entering the sea at twilight, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 1994

Lava flow entering the sea at twilight, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 1994

Lewis Kemper and I have been close friends since 1979. He just came out with a new book that you all should check out. This is a beautiful collection by an excellent photographer! Here is some info about the book from Lewis.

The book is 80 pages and contains 68 images, plus 4 pages with technical information on each image.  The images are interlaced with thoughtful quotes about Light.  The images have all been taken in the last 4 years in his travels from Hawaii to Iceland!   This beautiful mo link nograph is available in several formats.  From the Deluxe Edition, bundled with a fine print, to a smaller paperbound version.  To see the four formats and to get to see larger previews of several of the spreads in the book just click on this link.

Capturing the Light book by Lewis Kemper

Seeing Lewis’s lava image on the book cover reminds of my visit there in 1994, so I’ve included my favorite image. My Landscapes of the Spirit Digital Edition includes my notes about this image, and similar notes are included for all the photos in the book. You can download this ebook for only $15 here:
Landscapes of the Spirit
Plate 65: Lava flow entering the sea at twilight, Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, 1994
The thrill of witnessing the raw beauty of creation
comes back to me every time I view my images
from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Waves
receded down the steep beach, then returned to
engulf the flowing lava. Standing on a small shelf
of hardened lava, I could feel the earth rumble
underneath me. A strong offshore wind forced me
to use a 35mm camera instead of my preferred 4×5
format. I used a moderate shutter speed of about a
quarter second to convey the dynamic motion of
this spectacle.