Kawah Ijen
Blue, sulfur-fueled fire burns in the 8,660-foot Kawah Ijen volcano. Miners toil in its hellish conditions as they literally pry raw sulfur from the active volcano’s 650-foot deep crater. Despite the roiling liquid sulfur, acidic steam, and a boiling acid lake, the miners labor without protective equipment.
A miner hikes out of the Kawah Ijen crater carrying a 70-100 kilo load of raw sulfur, 2011
Using a long crow bar, miners tear raw sulfur from the Ijen volcano as steam blows over them
A miner preparing his work site before extracting raw sulfur
Blue flames from burning liquid sulfur in the Ijen volcano crater
The scarred walls of Kawah Ijen's crater lit by moonlight
Sulfur deposits stain the sides of Ijen's crater with its acidic lake in the background
A miner hauling a load of raw sulfur
Raw mined sulfur awaits transfer to the bottom of the volcano
Baskets of raw sulfur await processing at the Ijen volcano
The crater lip of the Ijen volcano
Kawah Ijen from a distance