Well, this post is totally inspired by the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull volcano (pronounced AY-uh-full-ay-ho-kul) that brought chaos to Europe, paralyzing air communication and keeping millions of people trapped in the airports the last few days.

Photographers had gotten far closer to active volcanoes, sharks, edge of giant rocks and many magnificent places across the world. Today we would like to showcase 13 Jaw Dropping Eyjafjallajokull Volcano Photography, you won’t even wish you were there.

1. Eyjafjallajokull volcano

Lightning streaks across the sky as lava flows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokul April 17, 2010. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

This aerial image shows the crater spewing ash and plumes of grit at the summit of the volcano in southern Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier.

The ash plume is lit from within by multiple flashes of lightning in this 168 second exposure.

The volcano in southern Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air.

Lava front from the Fimmvörðuháls eruption advancing down into a valley causing minor steam explosions when it reacts with water from melted snow.

Ash and roughly thirty-story-tall lava fountains shoot from a half-mile-long (0.8-kilometer-long) rupture in the icy cap of southern Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull

Water pours off a glacier near Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano in an aerial picture.

Clouds of the volcanic ash, which stretched as far as Britain, caused international travel chaos as flights were grounded to and from Europe.

Black rivers of meltwater mixed with volcanic ash are shown spreading from the erupting Eyjafjallajökull volcano in the photo.