Though formed by catastrophic forces still at work, the islands offer a land of benevolence - a place that feels just right. You feel you are part of the constant, timeless beginning. Searching for great photographic nature images here is a pleasure, not a chore!

I find lava irresistable. I have wandered many mornings through jungles to break out into the barren, stark blackness of a crater basin. Here I find the stark contrasts that lend themselves to dramatic photographic compositions and a kind of fine art that brings the power and beauty of the outdoors into your home and office.

You can wander here for hours and hours and still feel the presence of the power that formed this place. Here and there you see life taking hold and turning this black chaos into landscape. The sense of emergence is constant.

It's hard not to think about the early times on the planet when you see a lone fern bursting through the seams of crystal hard lava defiantly showing the force of life cannot be contained.

There's something aluring about the contrast between the barrenness of a field of black lava appearing suddenly out of lush, dense green jungle. And, of course, the nurturing, warm ocean awaits after the day's photographic excursion.