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Elyse Butler

Hawaii-based photographer Elyse Butler specializes in travel, documentary, lifestyle and portrait photography.

Kilauea at sunrise: A massive flow streams from a lava tube at the Kamokuna ocean entry.

Hawaii’s Must-See Lava Flows Are Home to New, Startling Ecosystems

These stunning volcanoes are creating new islands of evolution