Velvet

 

 

The smooth, soft, red dunes of the Namib Desert are often hard to capture. Most especially on a rainy day such as this, where I struggled to capture the soft tones of the sand.

 

[Namib Desert, Namibia]

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Latitude: -24.701619

Longitude: 15.439847

Beware of Zombie Mongooses

 

Just had to upload this one, purely for the fun factor. Never did I think I would see a sign warning me about zombie mongooses.

[Sossusvlei, Namibia]

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Latitude: -23.304357

Longitude: 16.405549

Desert Wear

 

Driving across Namibia we came upon this rest point between Walvis Bay and Sossuvlei, where we stopped to get coffee. I couldn’t help but notice the old trucks parked out front, rusting away as days went by. A perfect representation of the harsh beauty of the desert.

 

[Sossusvlei, Namibia]

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Latitude: -23.295693

Longitude: 16.375465

Barren

Not to adhere to the clichés…but isn’t there something about such a bleak and barren landscape that makes this kind of picture so beautiful and majestic?

 

[Deadvlei, Namibia]

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Latitude: -24.760704

Longitude: 15.293363

Oryx on the Dunes

 

Through the country’s incredible desert there is one animal which is always sought out. The African Oryx, also known as the Gemsbok, is one of the many prides of Namibia. Photographers and travelers come from all over the world to the desert in order to find this incredible animal, once believed to be a Unicorn because of the ‘single-horn’ appearance it creates when looking at it from the side.

 

[Namib Desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia]

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Latitude: -24.735007

Longitude: 15.324827