Camelthorn trees (Acacia erioloba) in the clay pans of Deadvlei with Big Daddy dune towering above, Namib Naukluft, Namibia, Africa

Camelthorn trees (Acacia erioloba) in the clay pans of Deadvlei with Big Daddy dune towering above, Namib Naukluft, Namibia, Africa

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 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

The gentle light of dawn on the Camelthorn trees of Deadvlei, Namib Naukluft, 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 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 against towering orange sand dunes bathed in morning light 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 against towering orange sand dunes bathed in evening light at Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Kalahari scene, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, arid grassland savannah with camelthorn trees, South Africa, Africa

Springboks (Antidorcas marsupialis), large herd grazing in the Auob riverbed, camelthorn trees (Acacia erioloba), during the rainy season in green surroundings, cumulonimbus clouds and rain shower, Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Afri

Springboks (Antidorcas marsupialis), large herd grazing in the Auob riverbed, camelthorn trees (Acacia erioloba), during the rainy season in green surroundings, cumulonimbus clouds, Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Camelthorn tree (Acacia erioloba) in front of Sand Dune, Dune 45, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia, Africa

Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert, Camelthorn trees (Acacia erioloba) at the back, Intu Afrika Kalahari Game Reserve, Namibia, Africa

Dead camelthorn trees (Acacia erioloba) in Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Desert, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia, Africa

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

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, camelthorn and sandstorm, Kalahari, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa