**EXTREME EXPOSURE WORKSHOP**** info@extremeexposure.com WOOOOAHHHH 500px compression. I promise you your photos won't look crunchy like this. =) I couldn't be more honored and excited to announce that Ryan Dyar and I have been invited to join Bruce Omori and Tom Kuali'i in offering a once-in-a-lifetime Extreme Exposure Volcano Photography Workshop and Tour. The final polish is being put on the details, but the calendar has been locked in for October 20th-25th. This is going to be a land, air, and sea assault on the incredible spectacle of the ongoing eruption of Kilauea, which recently returned to the ocean for the first time in 3 years creating life-altering photography experiences. I met Bruce and Tom of Extreme Exposure 7 years ago when I took their Photography Tour photographing the ocean entry for the first time. Not only was it the single most amazing thing I've ever seen, I've been exceptionally fortunate to be able to call Bruce and Tom dear friends since then. As you can see in this image of Bruddah Tom, the edge of a volcano can be a dangerous place to spend time if you don't know what you're doing. Having the experience of Tom and Bruce at your disposal allows you to get into the absolute best positions to capture images of natures most amazing spectacle because they understand the shifting conditions better than almost anyone. If you've seen their work here on 500px or visited their gallery in Hilo, you know that Bruce and Tom are two of the best lava photographers ever born. I learned the hard way that shooting lava is like trying to speak Swahili. You know it's a language, but you have no idea what's going on. Best to have an interpreter with you to ensure that you have success. Through decades of friendship, kindness, and contribution to the Hilo community, Bruce and Tom have developed connections that will allow us to visit the flow via helicopter and boat to get an even broader perspective of this incredible event. If you follow me at all, you know that my mentor and dearest friend Ryan Dyar is my inspiration, my rock, my boo. He's one of the best teachers of photography and post processing that has ever been born, and one of my all-time favorite people. We had an immensely good time on our workshop last summer in Glacier National Park, and I can't WAIT to share the memories of this new workshop with him. So we have Tom, a world class shooter with an incredible eye for lava compositions and a 6th sense for bravely getting into amazing locations while keeping everything safe. Bruce, who understands how the flow works, how to shoot it, and how to show YOU how to shoot it better than anyone I've ever met. And Ryan, who is a creative genius and world class instructor. What, pray tell, do I bring to the table that qualifies me to join the instructor corp for this Extreme Exposure Workshop? Well, I've been wondering the same thing... but I think I finally figured it out. I'm fat and I'm pretty old, so while hiking out across the flow, if I fall in and die a death of liquified bone and skin, you should probably turn and go a slightly different way. We really hope to see you there. For information and details on the tour, send an email to: info@extremeexposure.com
