Long exposure of a serene sunset over the Prince of Wales Bridge, the Second Severn Crossing, M4 motorway over the River Severn, clear skies, and warm sunlight, between England and Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Soft pinks at dusk, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft, Namibia, Africa

Sunset view under a pier with sunburst effect, reflecting on wet sand and calm water, Prince of Wales Bridge, the Second Severn Crossing, M4 motorway over the River Severn, between England and Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Turquoise blue sea at town beach of Himare, Albanian Riviera, Albania, Europe

Long Bay Beach, beautiful soft white sand, turquoise sea, palm trees, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Redpoint sandy beach, Wester Ross, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Long Bay Beach, beautiful soft white sand, turquoise sea, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

White soft sand in the Togo chasm, Niue, South Pacific, Pacific

Idyllic beach scene with blue sky, aquamarine sea and soft sand, Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Idyllic beach scene with blue sky, aquamarine sea and soft sand, Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Idyllic beach scene with blue sky, aquamarine sea and soft sand, Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Idyllic beach scene with blue sky, aquamarine sea and soft sand, Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Sunset over the beach from Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, United Kingdom

Simos beach in Elafonisos island at sunset, Greece

Human footprints in soft sand near the Upper Soap Creek Bench in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Sunset over The Bristol Channel from Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Beautiful tropical beach with green moss on rocks, The Maldives, Indian Ocean

A seahorse clings to a soft coral in a bed of sand, Anilao, Philippines.

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the beach at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Beach chairs on beautiful tropical beach, The Maldives, Indian Ocean

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) over sand in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Aerial of sunset over a beautiful sand dune in the Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Wood column on a deserted beach with flowers on the sand, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Close up of camels on the camel market of Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Beach watch tower at sunset on a wild beach, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Idyllic beach scene with blue sky, aquamarine sea and soft sand, Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Idyllic beach scene with blue sky, aquamarine sea and soft sand, Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

View of idyllic Belle Mare Beach showing blue sky, soft sand and the aquamarine sea of the Indian Ocean, near Centre De Flacq on the east coast of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Idyllic beach scene with blue sky, aquamarine sea and soft sand, Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

View of idyllic Belle Mare Beach showing blue sky, soft sand and the aquamarine sea of the Indian Ocean, near Centre De Flacq on the east coast of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Tiny sand bubbler crabs on the soft sand of the beautiful remote Datai Bay Beach (Pantai Teluk Datai) on the Andaman Sea, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wadi Rum plain at sunrise with soft light over the sand dunes and mountains

Idyllic beach scene with blue sky, aquamarine sea and soft sand, Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Idyllic beach scene with blue sky, aquamarine sea and soft sand, Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Tranquil scene in soft early afternoon light on Exmouth beach, Exmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Idyllic beach scene with blue sky, aquamarine sea and soft sand, Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Wadi Rum plain at sunrise with soft light over the sand dunes and mountains

Idyllic beach scene with blue sky, aquamarine sea and soft sand, Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Retired couple on holiday, Zanzibar

The Mesquite flat sand dunes in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

The Mesquite flat sand dunes in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: blue water, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

Palms & lagoon Aitutaki Cook Islands

Four camels with riders mirror in water with sanddunes Erg Chebbi Merzouga Morocco

Group of tourists rides on camels one after another over a sanddune Erg Chebbi Merzouga Morocco

Tuareg guards white camels in desert sand Mandara Libya

Donkey cart being pushed through the soft sand, Moudjeria, Tagant region, Mauritania, Africa

Geometric Moray (Gymnothorax griseus), also spotted moray eel, three, patch reef with soft corals (Xenia) and various stony corals, sandy bottom, seagrass bed, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

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Four camels with riders at huge sanddune Erg Chebbi Merzouga Morocco

Camel trekking through the desert Mandara Libya

Tuareg walk with camels through big sanddunes in the desert Mandara Libya

Tuareg walks with camels through the desert Mandara Libya

Three camels look in one direction Mandara Libya

Group of tourists descent a sanddune Mandara Libya

Four camels side by side in the desert Mandara Libya

Tourists hike through sanddunes in the desert Mandara Libya

Camel trekking on sanddune in the desert Mandara Libya

Impressions of shoes in the sand,

Table and chairs in the shade for lunch on a white sand bank near Kizimkazi Zanzibar Tanzania

Camel trekking towards sanddunes in the desert Mandara Libya

Dramatic beach sunset with soft water, Makena, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

A sunset view with soft water from North Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

A sunset view with soft water from North Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Beach sunset with soft water, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Closeup of coconut sprouting along shoreline, turquoise water in background.

Fiji, Beachcomber Island, White sand beach and calm blue ocean water.

Man with hat resting in hammock at sunset, sunglasses in hand, palm frond B1006. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Hawaii, Oahu, Lanikai, Japanese woman in hammock.

Footprints in sand at water's edge, soft warm golden light

Hawaii, Oahu, Windward, Closeup of coconut sprouting on sandy beach, ocean and Koolau mountains in background.

Hawaii, Oahu, young man at the beach with surfboard.

Hawaii, Oahu, Lanikai, early morning with the Mokolua islands in the distance and a Palm frond in the foreground.

Tire tracks on the soft surface of sand on a beach, Long Beach Peninsula, Washington, United States

Family on a sandy beach, boy walking through soft sand, Walker Bay Nature Reserve, South Africa

A teenage girl leaping from a sand dune into the soft sand below.

A teenage girl leaping from a sand dune into the soft sand below.

Tire tracks on the soft surface of sand on a beach, Long Beach Peninsula, Washington, United States

Still life of orchids, candles and seashell