Stunning images of dirty thunderstorms
Dirty Thunderstorms Are One Of The Scary, But Stunning Effects Of Volcanic Eruptions That Are Not For Everyone To Photograph.
Among the various natural disasters, the eruption of a volcano has a terrifying effect. For this reason, not everyone can face it and record the moment of its occurrence.
However, the story of the artist whose works we are examining today is somewhat different.
Francisco Negroni, a Chilean landscape photographer, is best known for his unique and spectacular images of weather conditions and hazardous volcanic eruptions.
The display of nature’s anger, which is scary, attractive, and stunning, has made the works of this photographer be considered at the international level. The beginning of this attention goes back to 2011 when his recorded images of the Cordón Caulle Eruption became global and brought him numerous photography awards.
The main feature of the works of this thoughtful and brave photographer is the ability to immortalize the power of nature artistically; So, by looking at his recorded photos, you can feel his fiery energy and anger.
In 2008, he witnessed the eruption of one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile, the llama Volcano. Negroni initially worked as a photojournalist and covered the day’s political news. Those moments he could not record these moments, But watching this scene forced him to change his work path.
He stated in an interview that maybe he didn’t have much time to watch the eruption of the volcano at that time; But this little time was enough for him to feel a powerful motivation inside him; The reason that made him, from then on, always look for the subsequent volcanic eruptions and constantly travel with a camera in hand. Then He adds that watching the volcano’s explosion was his primary motivation to start a new period in his professional life.
He uses different techniques to photograph volcanic eruptions. Still, in the meantime, he focuses more on long-exposure photography to capture the details and power of that moment as beautifully as possible. However, most of his images are recorded from ” Dirty Thunderstorm, “; Eruptions during which we witness the occurrence of lightning amid smoke and the eruption of lava.
Dirty thunderstorms usually occur when particles of ash, rock and other volcanic material collide while ejecting from a crater, causing static electricity. Researchers estimate that between 27 and 35% of volcanic eruptions are accompanied by lightning, and this issue has made Negroni depict a special and unique phenomenon.
Due to the mentioned reasons, this tasteful photographer is always traveling to the place of volcanic eruptions; he always carries a backpack, laptop, camera, tripod, and three special lenses in the car.
Next, we draw your attention to watching some other spectacular photos recorded by this photographer.
We hope you enjoyed watching these pictures. Do you have the courage to face this natural disaster and register its power and flames of anger?
