Looking across Embleton Bay just after sunrise towards the sunlit sand dunes at Embleton and Low Newton, with gentle waves washing up the beach in the foreground, Embleton, near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Saunton Sands from Braunton Burrows on a summer evening, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tea in the desert, Erg Awbari, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Side view of Dune 45 showing sand blowing in the wind and the sunlit ridge against blue sky, Namib Desert near Sesriem, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Petrified sand dunes, White Canyon State Park, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve near St. George, Utah, United States of America

Petrified sand dunes, White Canyon State Park, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve near St. George, Utah, United States of America

Camels near Bedouin camp in Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Four-wheel drive vehicle in the Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Dunes at the Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Abandoned and stuck in The Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Mosque in The Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Camels in the Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Camel caravan in the Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Sand dunes in desert, Huacachina, Ica District, Ica Province, Ica Region, Peru, South America

Heather and sand dunes, Kampen, Sylt, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, Europe

Heather and sand dunes, Kampen, Sylt, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, Europe

Petrified sand dunes, White Canyon State Park, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve near St. George, Utah, United States of America

Entrance of the passage through the Siq channel at Jabal Ithlib area of Hegra (Madain Salih), UNESCO, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Camel caravan in the Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Camel caravan in the Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Faro de Maspalomas Lighthouse at Maspalomas Sand Dunes, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Sand dunes in desert at sunset, Huacachina, Ica District, Ica Province, Ica Region, Peru, South America

Warm light of the sunrise envelop the sand dunes at Mesquite Flat, Death Valley, California, United States of America, North America

Villa at The Thousand Nights Camp in the Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Sand dunes and frost, Oxwich Bay, Gower Peninsula, South Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Dried footprints across Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia

Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) flying above sand dunes near Walvis Bay, Namibia

Shadow of a long dead acacia tree across Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia

Young woman in white clothing stands with arms raised on the sand dunes of the White Desert Protected Area in Egypt, Egypt