Daring photographer captures rare images of lava lake that's been flowing for over 100 YEARS (2)

There were further evacuations in August 2007 caused by lava flow, after which two people went missing. The most recent eruption came in November 2008

Mr Santos is well-aware of the hazards posed by filming such a potentially devastating natural phenomenon at such close quarters.

He tells MailOnline Travel: 'This was one of the most dangerous projects I've done, since I was just 20 metres away from the lava, one metre from the edge.

Mr Santos is well-aware of the hazards posed by filming such a potentially devastating natural phenomenon at such close quarters

The lake, situated in Afar, Ethiopia, has had a continuous flow since 1906 and lies inside the 2,011ft high Erta Ale volcano, otherwise known as the Smoking Mountain

The volcano's last major eruption occurred in 2005, killing 250 livestock and forcing thousands of nearby residents to flee the disaster