title: geothermal palette
location: rotorua, aotearoa/new zealand
date taken: december 2023

in the heart of te ika a maui / north island, there is abundant geothermal activity that brings throngs of visitors and powers hot springs like the champagne pool. the orange and blue hues of the water are created by reactions between minerals in the rock and water from deep beneath the earth - all accompanied by a constant white steam coming from the constant champagne-like bubbling of the superheated pool.

*this image has been recognized with a silver award by the prix de la photographie paris.