Kawah Ijen by geckogr
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on/in the Kawah Ijen vulcano (East Java) they extract sulfur under the worst conditions. The carriers walk the 4-5km long route 2 times a day for 20000 Rupien (= 2.50 $) which are especially inside the crater life threatening, cause of the dangerous track down to the crater lake.
the poisones sulfur fumes sufficate when breathed in, but the men there have only a scarf to protect them. The baskets are filled with up to 60kg sulfur rocks.
As I was there in the rain season I wasn't lucky to get the shot from the crater rim of the colorful lake in the vulcano, it suppose to be the poisenessed lake in the world all was covered in clouds at the 2300m crater rim.
here a few impressions:
http://img213.imageshack.us/slideshow/webplayer.php?id=dscf1066mg6.jpg
the (fat) man in pic 8/8 is me braking some sulfur rocks for souveniers
the (fat) man in pic 8/8 is me braking some sulfur rocks for souveniers
Comments (20)
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
Dreamdesigner
Wonderful work!Stunning capture,Congrats..:-)))
auntietk
Wow. I hope you'll post more of this series here on RR. (I particularly liked #2 and #5.) What an amazing place that must be!
treasureprints
This is a wonderful documentation!:)
wotan
Fascinating and surreal scene!
Faemike55
WOW! Very impressive slide show and information
Lenord
Wow, great shots, sulpher is nasty stuff, think I've seen shots of that Lake nefore on Discovery or something. Life is very hard in many places, you do what you have to do to make money to just get by not get ahead. Peace
photosynthesis
I think I saw these sulfur collectors on the Human Planet series on Discovery. This shot does a great job of conveying a sense of hellishness...
jophoto
Must have been very smelly! Interesting shots of a not so nice place.
bmac62
Hellish indeed. Your linked photos provide excellent context for this sulfur-hazy image. Hard to imagine working every day here. Well done.
neoexcello
Makes me very thankful to be a bus driver. Fascinating.
bobrgallegos
Awesome slide show!! People do what they have to do to get by.
bodo_56
Great shot! Seen a docu of this place the other day - what a comfortable life we live...
geico2000
interesting picture! Beautiful shot
fallen21
Wonderful view & shot!
dakotabluemoon
That is terrible what they have to do guess we are just lucky here in the United States as not to have that kind of work and the picture tells it all almost looks haunting.
Meowgli
Fascinating!
SIGMAWORLD
Sehr interessant.
wysiwig
So you have been to the doorway of Dante's Inferno? You are braver than I am. Very impressive series of photos. I can't imagine working here for very long without some protection.
Meisiekind
Fascinating place and the most amazing capture! Well done my friend!