21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Lava + Ice + Hilo

Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on our planet, erupting with the glow of lava reflecting in high-level clouds, a snow dusted summit of Mauna Kea, and a view of a rain-showered Hilo Town with the twilight of the sunrise up above.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Hawaii, United States of America
Camera: ILCE-1
Copyright: © Tracey Niimi