Stephen James O‘Meara

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Stephen James O‘Meara

Stephen James O’Meara is an award-winning photographer specializing in volcanic eruptions around the world. In 1994, O’Meara and his wife Donna founded Volcano Watch International, a research organization dedicated to better understanding Earth’s active volcanoes. The organization uses the O’Mearas’ volcanic images to educate people around the globe about volcanic dangers and help save the lives of people who live on or near volcanoes. The O’Mearas are also part of The National Geographic Expeditions Council and National Geographic Society contract photographers.

As of October 23, 2010

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  • As red hot rivers of lava pour into the Pacific Ocean near Kalapana, huge pieces of fragmented lava, called tephra, and cinder are blasted more than 1,000 feet skyward.
    Kilauea Volcano, The Island of Hawai'i July 2008
    Photo by: Donna and Stephen O'Meara
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  • A lone man along the eastern slope of Kilauea Volcano watches as lava pours into the Pacific Ocean, causing the sea to boil into a giant steam cloud.
    Kilauea Volcano, The Island of Hawai'i January 2009
    Photo by: Donna and Stephen O'Meara
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  • Pahoehoe lava flows to the coast, cooling into a hardened, fan‐shaped shelf called a lava delta or lava bench. As long as a supply of molten lava continues to flow, outpacing the destruction of the waves, new land continues to creep seaward.
    Kilauea Volcano, The Island of Hawai'i September 2006
    Photo by: Donna and Stephen O'Meara
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