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Alex Krowiak

Phoenix

United States

Arizona

A man wearing sunglasses and shorts stands on a dirt road in front of a large saguaro cactus on a sunny day.

Skyler Wagoner

Los Angeles

California

Man driving a jeep in the desert at sunset kicking up dust with the wheels leaving a dust cloud behind

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Pan de Azúcar

Chile

Atacama

Wind turbines stand among solar panels on arid plain near foot hills under a navy blue sky.

Evan Lanier

Egypt

Giza Governorate

Two of the Great Pyramids of Giza under a clear sky with a pinkish hue.

Zilla van den Born

Sarakiniko

Greece

A man meditating in the desert, protected from the sun by a rock formation

Trevor Undi

A view of desert palm trees and distant mountains framed by a building's rectangular opening.

Xavier Autrey Holschneider

Horseshoe Bend

Arkansas

People explore the vast, orange sandstone formations of a desert landscape under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Marko Roth

Sandy landscape with a green tent in oman

Johno Faherty

A lone Joshua tree stands under a brilliant night sky filled with the stars of the Milky Way galaxy.

Delaney Allen

A tree planted in the desert with a mountain backdrop

Sean Scheidt

A young woman stands next to her tent in the desert with her arms raised above her head.

Alex Stead

Spain

Landscape of a large eroded rock with solar reflection in a region of desert vegetation.

Lauren Kim

Utah

Cracked, multicolored soil with hints of red, brown, and green surrounds a small clump of grass.

GS & Co

Footprints tracks and ridges on desert sand dunes

Adam Reynolds

A van is driving on the desert road.

Daniel Johnson

Woman in a long pink dress standing in the middle of a canyon with a veil over her face

TRU COLLECTIVE

A Joshua tree is silhouetted against a colorful sunset or sunrise sky, with layers of mountains visible in the background.

Mike Olbinski

A herd of wild brown horses stand together in a sunlit, grassy field with desert mountains and cacti in the background.

Lydia Meyerdirk

Apple Valley

A stark, dead tree with gnarled branches stands in a dry, desert landscape under a clear blue sky.

Tyler Glass

Oljato-Monument Valley

A souvenir shop filled with Native American crafts overlooks a desert butte at sunset.

Simon Hird

New Zealand

Hiker walking among mountains and clay cliffs

Kyle Niego

A dirt road across grassy hills leading into large rock formations

Sunblur

Footprints at the top of a sand dune in the atlantis desert south africa

Manuela Palmberger

Sines

Portugal

Setubal

An aerial view of golden cliffs illuminated by the setting sun.

Thomas Irwin

The dark shadow of a person wearing a hat is cast across a sun-drenched, textured rock formation.

A dog wearing a collar stands in a desert landscape with shrubs and dirt

Megan Rogers

The shadow of a leaf appears on rocks in the desert at sunset.

Amidst a desert landscape, a large sign welcoming travelers to the state of Utah is posted.

Josua Stäbler

A foggy desert landscape with a brown hue and a clear horizon

Jericho Patrick

The dark silhouette of a rugged mountain range contrasts with a hazy, gradient sky at sunset.

Simon Ribadeneira

Nevada

Man looking at the red rock mountains as another person walks in the desert

Elia Pellegrini

Italy

A woman in a white dress running on the sand

Jana Redweik

A close-up view of a violet prickly pear cactus with small, reddish buds growing on its spiny pads.

Mickael Samama

Sand dunes with wavy lines at midday

Elena Kulikova

An aerial view of a vast, arid landscape crisscrossed by a network of roads and numerous industrial sites.

Kyler Steele

Sunlit trees in the desert at joshua tree national park with distant mountains

Tanya Yatsenko

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

A family starting a campfire in the sand dunes.

Lily Glass

Joshua Tree

A black and white shot of a large Joshua tree growing in the sandy desert in front of a rocky hillside.

White Sands

New Mexico

Barren desert wasteland with a thriving plant in the sand at white sands national park new mexico

Rebecca Newman

Coober Pedy

Australia

South Australia

White mineral hills rise from the red soil of the arid badlands in the golden light of morning.

Elizabeth Wells

Marfa

Texas

Soft pink and orange clouds drift over a vast desert steppe with a hazy mountain range on the horizon at dusk.

Amber Canterbury

A person with long dark hair is seen from the back, wearing a colorful patterned headscarf and a black top, standing in a desert landscape with mountains in the background during dusk or early evening.

A powerful storm cell unleashes a heavy downpour over a vast, open landscape in a dramatic black and white photograph.

Brad Booth

A man rides a mountain bike on a dusty trail in the desert, backlit by the warm glow of the setting sun.

Lars Borges

Morocco

Two people ride an all-terrain vehicle across a vast, dry desert landscape on a clear day.

Zach Larraz

A vast desert landscape features large rocky outcrops and Joshua trees scattered across the arid terrain under a bright blue sky.

Erica Hinck

Red rock formations in the desert badlands with mountains in the distance

Dan Proud

Golden dune with wavy markings illuminated by the setting sun under a dramatic sky.

Peru

Aerial of a barren ridge, with clouds covering part of the mountains.

The flowing, wave-like patterns of a red and white striped sandstone geological formation in a desert landscape.

Jeremy Bishop

A modern concrete building with a curved facade is set within a desert garden filled with soft grasses and plants.

Ben Lalande

A brown desert road stretches across the natural landscape

Nighttime view of stars glowing in the sky above mountains with shooting stars leaving light trails behind

The mountainous landscape is red under partially cloudy skies.

Leah Whitty

Aït Benhaddou

Drâa-Tafilalet

An expansive view of the historic earthen-clay village of Ait Benhaddou in Morocco, nestled against a backdrop of arid hills.

Colorado

The vast sand dunes stretch out towards a cloudy sky in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

A dramatic sunset casts a golden glow over a vast red rock canyon as a storm cloud releases rain in the distance.

Flip Twogood

Palm Springs

A vintage silver car is parked in the driveway of a modern white house surrounded by manicured trees and tall palms.

Urszula Kaniuch

Port Renfrew

Canada

British Columbia

A view of rocks outdoors

Lauren Puyleart

A deserted highway stretches through a desert landscape lined with Joshua trees and utility poles under a pastel sunset sky.

Van driven across the sand near a hill during the daytime creates a trail of dust.

Max Kütz

A man covered in desert sand walking up sand dunes

Layers of brownishred sediment visible in a rock

Michael Kagerer

Death Valley Junction

A close-up, detailed view of wind-swept ripples on the surface of a brown sand dune in the desert.

Korbinian Grad

A full moon hangs in a gray sky above a vast, undulating desert landscape.

A dust storm moves across the desert land with white clouds floating in the sky overhead

Layers of rock are visible in a rocky cliff

A high-altitude aerial photograph captures the geometric pattern of irrigated farmland bordering a snaking river in an otherwise dry, barren region.

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