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Pat Halas

White Sands

United States

New Mexico

Pink and orange clouds streak across the sky at dusk over a vast landscape of white sand dunes and distant mountains.

Megan Rogers

A brown dog sits on a large rock formation in the wilderness, gazing out at a snow-capped mountain range in the distance.

Jan Kapitän

Ringkobing

Denmark

A dune with tall grasses under a blue sky with sparse clouds.

Daniel Johnson

A woman in beachwear standing under a sky with azure clouds

Jade Stephens

Namibia

Three ATV driving on a desert road

Ammar Habib

Pacific City

Oregon

Bare land landscape with a wooden fence stretching along a winding path.

Rebecca Newman

Mildura

Australia

Victoria

Cracked red clay.

Thiago Ribeiro

Chile

Atacama

A tranquil mountain lake reflects the rolling brown hills and a vast, cloudy sky.

Bret Curry

A single solitary tree next to a dirt road in the desert at evening

Jaime Del Pizzo

Saguaro cacti dot a rocky desert hillside under a dramatic and stormy sky.

Grant Puckett

California

A group of people enjoy an adventurous horseback ride on a dusty trail through an arid, hilly landscape.

Claire Curran Corbett

Chicago

Illinois

A woman with a serious expression, light make-up and her hair tied up, posing outdoors in natural light.A woman with a serious expression, light make-up and her hair tied up, posing outdoors in natural light.

Steven Clouse

A woman wearing a black trench coat walks through the desert on a sunny day

Sebastian Mittermeier

A desert with dry grasses and hills on a hot sunny day.

GS & Co

Plants and vegetation along a dirt road through the desert with mountains in the distance

Casey Liu

Joshua Tree

Two people stand together on top of a massive geological formation of boulders against a pale, expansive sky.

Mike Olbinski

A wild white horse grazes on grass in a desert landscape surrounded by saguaro cacti and mountains.

Steven Piper

A dirt road across a desert.

Florian Maas

Spain

Canary Islands

A brightly colored van parked in a desert.

Anastasia Mihaylova

Ukraine

A close-up of a person's legs with goosebumps standing barefoot in the white sand under a clear blue sky.

Sean Scheidt

A person with light blonde hair, wearing a black blazer with golden brooches, reclines against a textured, rocky surface.   Sources and related content

An asphalt road in a desert with a yellow sign on the right side

Hans Isaacson

Utah

Sunlight shines on the spectacular orange hoodoo rock formations of a canyon under a vast, clear blue sky.

Anneka Bunnag

Desert scenery with rocky mountains in the background and a greenish pool in the foreground

Giorgia Didonè

A desert with large canyons casting a large shadow on the ground

Maximillian Nichols

Flat deserted landscape with shadows in dubai

Oljato-Monument Valley

Arizona

A view of the desert with some mesas in the distance

Korbinian Grad

Sparkling sand shadowed by darkness

Chris Schmid

sand dunes that are focused

Jeremi Durand

Réunion

A solitary person stands on the horizon of a vast desert landscape under a clear blue sky with a large moon visible.

Sand dunes lie next to a wide, muddy river on a mostly cloudy day.

Woman standing on balcony gazes at desert landscape from stone house during sunset

Looking down from a rocky slope covered in dry brush, this view captures an arid desert valley and distant mountains under a hazy sky.

Justin Krompier

A woman sits on horseback on white sand desert at sunset.

Janine Krayer

Five light-coated lions lean down to drink water at the edge of a lake, with sunlight reflecting off the water's surface.

Natural ripples form in the sand in the desert

Omar Eltahan

Egypt

Faiyum Governorate

A quiet desert scene with sand dunes, a small oasis, and scattered bushes under a cloudy sky.

Dylan Moron

A woman in a floral dress stands under a natural rock arch, looking out over a vast desert landscape at golden hour.

Leah Whitty

Merzouga

Morocco

Drâa-Tafilalet

The sharp crest of a wind-swept sand dune creates a mesmerizing pattern of light and shadow in the desert.

ThreeSevensStudio

Agafay

Marrakesh-Safi

A woman seen from behind relaxes in a swimming pool overlooking a luxury tent resort in the desert.

Mackenzie Duncan

Oaxaca

Mexico

Volkswagen beetle dune parked in the desert with a mountain in the distance

A trail of footprints leads up a massive white sand dune under a vast, clear blue sky.

Paulina Pellowska

A rock texture with wavy layers and carved details.

Elena Kulikova

A forest of Joshua trees is silhouetted by the setting sun in a vast desert landscape under a brilliant blue sky.

Marine Toux

A quiet gas station with orange and green details stands in a vast, arid landscape under a clear sky.

A curvy road across a rocky desert at sundown

Adamana

A desert stretches under a cloudy sky

Roger Sieber

Dell City

Texas

A dead tree rises in the middle of sparse scrublands.

Blanca Ruedas

Lanzarote

Canarias

Eroded reddish-brown soil formations rise up towards a clear, deep blue sky in an arid landscape.

TRU COLLECTIVE

Tire tracks are strewn across the desert landscape.

Towering orange hoodoo rock formations are bathed in sunlight against a deep blue sky in a snowy desert canyon.

A massive dust cloud rises and swirls above dry, cracked earth under a clear blue sky.

A sign for a spa and rv park stands in the middle of the desert.

Adèle Mathieu

Amboy

The iconic vintage sign for Roy's Motel and Café stands tall in the American desert.

Alyssa Fioravanti

Red rock canyon at sunset on a cloudy evening.

Francesco Bittichesu

Italy

Sardinia

A succulent garden full of barrel cacti

Ashley Chruszcz

Lake Powell

A giant, tannish brown rockface in a desert area.

omar belattar

A close up view of some thorns on a cactus

A desert dune landscape covered in sand and some grass plants with tall mountains in the distance

Brad Booth

Warm sunlight bathes the rugged peaks of a red rock mountain range, rising above a desert landscape of scrub and trees.

Wyatt Clough

Golden light from the setting sun illuminates the rolling ridges of a vast mountain range shrouded in haze.

Fabian Schmiedlechner

Flinders Ranges

South Australia

An aerial view shows three ostriches casting long shadows as they traverse a vast, arid savanna with mountains in the background.

Luisa Bravo

A barren volcanic landscape features a dark, rocky lava field in the foreground and two smooth, conical hills in the distance.

Zach Larraz

a desert landscape, featuring a large tree trunk and various desert plants, through a rectangular opening in a concrete structure, all under a blue sky with white clouds.

A person standing in the desert with a sky background

Rob Crosby

Aerial view of a dried lake basin

Jana Redweik

Palma

Balearic Islands

A spiky, green cactus stands tall against a bright sky, surrounded by a bush with vibrant orange flowers.

An aerial view shows a vast desert landscape where a ribbon of red sand winds through golden plains under a dramatic, cloudy sky.

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