Sea turtles resting on dark volcanic sand at Punaluʻu Beach, with two turtles close to the camera and others farther back; warm orange highlights trace their patterned shells.
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Forged Refuge

PHOTOGRAPHED
LOCATION
Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach, Hawaiʻi Island, Hawaii

At Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach on Hawaiʻi Island, sea turtles rest against a shoreline formed from dark volcanic material. Photographed in 2024, Forged Refuge places the animals' patterned shells and weathered forms against the remarkable texture of the black sand.

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