The Atlantic : The Men Who Mine Volcanoes – Photos from two days in a sulfurous crater in Indonesia / photo & text by Kevin McElvaney In this photo documentary, the photographer captured Imam shoulders, a witness…
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where heaven meets hell
Where Heaven Meets Hell , a film by Sasha Friedlander.Official Website: whereheavenmeetshell.com Deep in the rain forests of Eastern Java, Indonesia, lies the active volcano, Kawah Ijen, where 500 sulfur miners carrying backbreaking loads, traverse treacherous terrain…
A Step on the Sun
The art exhibition of Kawah Ijen in “A Step on the Sun” is running at Conner Contemporary Art from March 17 – May 5, 2012 by an artist Janet Biggs – the New York-based artist, known primarily for her work…
Sulfur Souvenir
As Kawah Ijen has many visitors to come nowadays, offering a unique form of sulfur as a souvenir would benefit to the miners. A natural artistic form of sulfur comes from the sulfur melting drop…
Hosting Guests
Imam Ijen hosted a photo-reporter who made a documentary project of sulfur mining in Kawah Ijen in November 2009. It is our privilege to host any travelers who visit kawah ijen and walking around the…
How to Get to Kawah Ijen for Backpackers
🚐 From Bali to Ijen For backpackers coming from Bali, the journey begins with a 3-hour drive to Ketapang Harbor, Banyuwangi. From Banyuwangi, Kawah Ijen is about 40 km away.The most practical way to reach…
Meet a Photographer
A story as told by Imam Busairi That day, I went back to climb Mount Ijen after staying at home for a few days. As usual, after weighing my sulfur load, I took a short…
Imam Took Us on Top of Kawah Ijen
A story as told by Imam Busairi I took a break and sit down on a yellow soil mixed with sulfur. It was a sunny day and the the weather was hot. Immediately, I unworn my shirt. While I was sitting there, I didnt realize that someone…
The Ups and Downs of Being a Sulfur Miner
My name is Imam Busairi, started to work as a sulfur miner in 1989. At that time my parents were very poor, we life in a simple way. We don’t have home and should gather with my uncle. I have 4 siblings and my father had a very minimal income. I…