Frighteningly Beautiful Shots of Volcanic Lightning by Martin Rietze
By Tomas • Mar 13th, 2013 • Category: Latest Posts, Photography, ScienceGermany-based photographer Martin Rietze gets himself into life-threatening situations to make some amazing shots of volcano eruptions with lighting. Surrounded by poisonous gas and bubbling lava, he photographed the Sakurajima volcano in Japan, and NASA chose his shot as the Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 11, 2013. The winning shot was taken in January.






