Colca Canyon Volcano Eruption

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Erupting Volcanoes + Andes Sunsets

It’s great revisiting my memory of this Colca Canyon volcano eruption and seeing this image printed in the @tinyatlasquarterly book that’s just launched.

The story behind this is based on fortunate timing. Our photography workshop group had just arrived at our guest house near the Colca Canyon, so @brendanvanson and I improvised a sunset shoot nearby. We knew we would have some great foreground wheat fields and a pretty epic volcano in the distance, but we didn’t expect any colour in the cloudless sky. Luckily, the volcano erupted – as it does with some frequency – and caught the last rays of light before blue hour arrived.