At dawn, Kelsey Akioka hikes out to the Kalapana lava fields, with a camera in hand and 80 pounds of gear on his back. We observe his methodical photography process amid one of nature’s most beautiful and chaotic events. Under the shade of a pop-up tent, he sells these photos at a small makeshift marketplace to apathetic tourists. By the end of the day, exhausted and worn, Kelsey returns home to his son and elderly father.
When he learns his friend is sacrificing his passion and moving away to pursue a better life for his family, Kelsey begins to question his own choices. As his frustrations spill into his home life, Kelsey must confront the turmoil stirring within him.