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The Holy Grail: Sailing to the active cone, Anak Krakatau
"We'd just gotten out of the jungle of Ujung Kulon and were sailing across the Sunda Strait to Krakatoa volcano—on the right is Anak Krakatau [the new volcano that continues to grow from ongoing volcanic activity]. Here, we still had about 1-2 kilometers (.6 to 1.2 miles) to go before we reached the cone.
"This was our first real view of Anak Krakatau. The other islands, which are also remnants of the original Krakatoa volcano, are quite high, so when traveling from the South, you can't see the center cone until you're past Rakata Island. The mass to the left is another remnant, Sertung Island, which helps you appreciate how enormous the original eruption must have been."
—Photographer Martin Westlake
Photography Notes
- Camera: Hasselblad 501C
- Film: Neopan 400 pushed one stop to 800
- Lens: 50mm, with red filter
- Shutter speed: 1/60th
- Aperture: f/22
- Time of day: 4 p.m.
"Since I was shooting black and white film, I increased the contrast and darkened the sky by using a red filter. I was trying to show the journey—where we'd been, where we were going, and our transport. The point of the boat draws your eye to our holy grail, Krakatoa."
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