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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Dune

A recent desert journey immersed me in vast solitude, where dunes seemed sculpted by nature's hand. Each step revealed the desert’s endless inspiration—unchanging yet ever-shifting. A lone dune catches the final sunlight, silhouetted against an immense, shadowed sand expanse.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: United Arab Emirates
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Copyright: © Matteo Strassera