Camelthorn tree against sandstone mountains lit by the last rays of light from the setting sun, near Sesriem, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dead camel thorn tree against the orange sand of Elim Dune, Namib Desert near Sesriem, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dead camelthorn tree said to be centuries old in silhouette against towering orange sand dunes bathed in evening light at Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dead camelthorn trees said to be centuries old in silhouette against towering orange sand dunes bathed in morning light in the dried mud pan at Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dried mud pan with ancient camelthorn trees and orange sand dunes in the distance, Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dead camelthorn trees said to be centuries old in silhouette against towering orange sand dunes bathed in morning light in the dried mud pan at Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dead camel thorn tree against the orange sand of Elim Dune, Namib Desert near Sesriem, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dead camelthorn trees said to be centuries old against towering orange sand dunes bathed in evening light at Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dead camelthorn trees said to be centuries old against the towering orange sand dunes of the Namib Desert at Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dried mud pan with ancient camelthorn trees and orange sand dunes in the distance, Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dead camelthorn trees said to be centuries old in silhouette at sunset in the dried mud pan at Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dead camelthorn trees said to be centuries old in silhouette against towering orange sand dunes bathed in morning light at Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Dead camelthorn trees said to be centuries old against towering orange sand dunes bathed in evening light at Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Camel thorn tree in desert landscape, Namib Rand, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

900 year old dead trees shot at Deadvlei at sunrise among the big Daddy Dune, Sossusvlei, Namibia, Africa

900 year old dead trees within Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia, Africa

900 year old dead trees within Deadvlei amongst some of the highest dunes in the world, Sossusvlei, Namibia, Africa

Dead camel thorn trees with red dunes at Dead Vlei, around Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, Namib desert, Africa

Sand dunes grown with camelthorn trees (Vachellia erioloba) in the Tsondab Valley in the Namib Desert. Aerial view. Drone shot. Namibia

Sand dunes and camelthorn trees (Vachellia erioloba) in the Tsondab Valley in the Namib Desert. Aerial view. Drone shot. Namibia

Canyon, sand dunes and camelthorn trees (Vachellia erioloba) in the Tsondab Valley in the Namib Desert. In the distance the Tsondab Valley Lodge. Aerial view. Drone shot. Namibia

Canyons, arid plains grown with camelthorn trees (Vachellia erioloba) and isolated mountain ridges in the Tsondab Valley in the Namib Desert. Aerial view. Drone shot. Namibia

Dead camel thorns (Acacia erioloba) in front of sand dunes, Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Desert, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardis) feeding on camel thorn tree, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Deadvlei, a white clay pan surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world, Namib Desert; Namibia