20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Escape of the Lava

A top down view of Iceland's last volcano eruption in the Meradalir valley, as hot red lava escapes the crater and paints abstract patterns on the dry black dry rock that it would later evolve into.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Iceland
Camera: FC3411
Copyright: © Florian Kriechbaumer