/ 2023 / Special / Night Photography

The breath of the earth embraced by the Big island of Hawaii

  • Prize
    Silver in Special/Night Photography
  • Photographer
    Yuichi Yokota, Japan
  • Studio
    Japan
  • Website
    https://www.yokoichi.jp/

Mauna Loa volcano erupted for the first time in 38 years on the Big Island of Hawaii. I visited Kilauea volcano in October 2022, one month before the eruption.

It was cloudy and I couldn't see the stars, but for ten minutes the Milky Way peeked out from between the clouds.

It was my first visit to the Big Island of Hawaii. I was so moved that I made this picture with this emotion and with respect for the embryo of the earth and the mystery of the universe.