The first time we saw lava flowing out of the earth we were hooked.  Surrounding us was a stark, paradoxical landscape that spoke simultaneously of creation and destruction.  It was a vision that might prompt some to flee, but instead we found ourselves drawn by its primordial power.

From 1990 to 1995, we photographed volcanoes, and their progeny - cinder cones, lava tubes, geysers, et al – across America.  Bulfinch Press published Hot Spots: America’s Volcanic Landscape in 1996.  The challenge for us was to document the age-old and continuous process of the earth creating itself – one that continues to affect our landscape, our lives, and our imaginations.

Black-and-white Photographs by Diane Cook                                                      Color Photographs by Len Jenshel

PROJECTS | hot spots: america’s volcanic landscape

The first time we saw lava flowing out of the earth we were hooked. Surrounding us was a stark, paradoxical landscape that spoke simultaneously of creation and destruction. It was a vision that might prompt some to flee, but instead we found ourselves drawn by its primordial power.

From 1990 to 1995 we photographed volcanic landscapes—active, dormant, and extinct. The challenge for us was to document the age-old and continuous process of the earth creating itself—one that continues to affect our landscape, our lives, and our imaginations. Bulfinch Press published “Hot Spots: America’s Volcanic Landscape” in 1996.

B&W Photos by Diane Cook                                                                                                                                                  Color Photos by Len Jenshel

Fishing Cone, Yellowstone National Park, WY

Pu'u O'o Cone, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, HI

Fantastic Lava Beds, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

Pahoehoe lava, Hawaii Volcanoes Nati Park, Big Island, HI

Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

Porcelain Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

Inferno Cone, Craters of the Moon National Monument, ID

Fern Cave, Lava Beds National Monument, CA

Back Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

South Falls, Silver Falls State Park, OR

Surviving House, Kalapana, Big Island, HI

Devastation Trail, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, HI

Latourell Falls, Columbia River Gorge, OR

Pahoehoe Lava, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, HI

SP Crater, San Francisco Volcanic Field, AZ

Black Sand Pool, Yellowstone National Park, WY

Lion Group Geyser erupting, Yellowstone National Park, WY

Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

Steam Plume, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, HI

Bentonite Hills, Capitol Reef National Park, UT

Summit of Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

Lava Skylight, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, HI

The first time we saw lava flowing out of the earth we were hooked.  Surrounding us was a stark, paradoxical landscape that spoke simultaneously of creation and destruction.  It was a vision that might prompt some to flee, but instead we found ourselves drawn by its primordial power.

From 1990 to 1995, we photographed volcanoes, and their progeny - cinder cones, lava tubes, geysers, et al – across America.  Bulfinch Press published Hot Spots: America’s Volcanic Landscape in 1996.  The challenge for us was to document the age-old and continuous process of the earth creating itself – one that continues to affect our landscape, our lives, and our imaginations.

Black-and-white Photographs by Diane Cook                                                      Color Photographs by Len Jenshel

PROJECTS | hot spots: america’s volcanic landscape

The first time we saw lava flowing out of the earth we were hooked. Surrounding us was a stark, paradoxical landscape that spoke simultaneously of creation and destruction. It was a vision that might prompt some to flee, but instead we found ourselves drawn by its primordial power.

From 1990 to 1995 we photographed volcanic landscapes—active, dormant, and extinct. The challenge for us was to document the age-old and continuous process of the earth creating itself—one that continues to affect our landscape, our lives, and our imaginations. Bulfinch Press published “Hot Spots: America’s Volcanic Landscape” in 1996.

B&W Photos by Diane Cook                                                                                                                   Color Photos by Len Jenshel

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