Kate Snow, Barren Earth (February theme: Amazing places)

Cracked earth and sand surround the dead tree, branches bleached by the sun and casting a skeletal shadow on the ground. Dunes flow across the horizon, the dry earth the essence of this desert landscape. Location: Sossusvlei, Namibia.

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