the descent

the volcanic ash filled concrete steps leading down from mt. bromo crater, at 2,329 m (7,641 ft), giving views of the sand of sea and the hindu temple, pura luhur poten, within the vast tengger caldera. near malang, east java february 2012.
tengger caldera

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the desolation of semeru

partly covered mt. semeru (3,676m), the highest mountain on java, looking south from the bromo tengger caldera. east java february 2012.
mt. semeru

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fertile fields

farmers working on red onion fields at the foot of mt. gede (2,958m) near cisaat, sukabumi. west java december 2012.
red onion fields

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sneezes and belches

an erupting anak krakatau at the sunda strait. halfway between java and sumatra islands, january 2011.

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camo

a ghost crab on the black sand beach of sertung island, near anak krakatau. sunda strait january 2011.

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the grim aftermath

near kinahrejo village due to the outbursts of lava and ashes from mt. merapi (2,930m) during the 2010 eruptions that killed more than 350 people. central java february 2011.

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