Red rocks and mountains at sunset in the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan

Red rocks and mountains in the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan

Rock formations, Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

View of railway line close to Highway 15 in California, United States of America, North America

View of Highway 15 in California, United States of America, North America

Arches in the facade of the desert castle Qasr al-Mushatta, Jordan, Middle East

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

El Tatio Geysers, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Red rocks and mountains in the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan

Park Avenue, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, United States of America, North America

Frozen craggy cliffs along the Palisades of the Desert at Grand Canyon Arizona.

Berber camel leader with three camels in Erg Chebbi sand sea, Sahara Desert, near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Sand dunes in Erg Chebbi sand sea, Sahara Desert, near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Sand dunes in Erg Chebbi sand sea, Sahara Desert, near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Sand dunes in Erg Chebbi sand sea, Sahara Desert, near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Close-up of sand dunes in Erg Chebbi sand sea, Sahara Desert, near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

End of desert trek photo, tourist with guide, cook, camel man and donkey, Chigaga, Draa Valley, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Camel caravan, Dunes de Khongoryn Els, Gobi National Park, Gobi desert, Omnogov, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

The desert at Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Portrait of indigenous woman holding tourist's camera, Thar Desert, near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Portrait of a desert nomad gypsy woman, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Tanker passing through Suez Canal with desert on either side, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Berber guides erecting traditional tent, Sahara desert, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Tourists on camel trek, near Douz, Sahara desert, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Lone acacia tree against huge sand dune, Sossusvlei Desert, Namibia, Africa

Camel and rider, Sahara Desert, Algeria, Africa

Camels, near the edge of the Fadnoun Plateau, Sahara Desert, Algeria, North Africa, Africa

Wind eroded pinnacle rock showing strata, Tamegaout, Algeria, North Africa, Africa

Tuareg people leading camel train across desert, Algeria, North Africa, Africa

Desert patrol on camels, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Yucca bloom in Gypsum dunes, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Sand dunes, Death Valley National Monument, California, United States of America, North America

Dead tree in the desert landscape with rock formations and cliffs in the background in Monument Valley, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Ong Jmal (the camel's neck), desert and site of Star Wars and The English Patient films, near Nefta, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Jeep adventure, Ong Jmal (the camel's neck), desert and site of Star Wars and The English Patient films, near Nefta, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Exterior of a small church in arid landscape near Al Tatio geysers, Atacama desert, Chile, South America

Arid landscape, the Outback, South Australia, Australia, Pacific

Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Portrait of a member of the Bedouin Desert Police, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

Hindu winds his yellow turban back on, camel fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Bedouin tent and rocks of the desert, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Camel train carrying salt, Taoudenni, Timbuktoo, Mali, Africa

Sand dune of the Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Sand dunes of the Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Cementerio de Trenes, steam engine relics in desert, Uyuni, Southwest Highlands, Bolivia, South America

Altiplano desert plateau, near Arequipa, Peru, South America

Vicuna grazing on altiplano desert, with El Misti volcano behind, near Arequipa, Peru, South America

Camel train led by Afar nomad in very hot and dry desert, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, Africa

Rift valley faults in desert crossed by road to Addis Ababa, Afar Triangle, Djibouti, Africa

Pyramids at archaeological site of Meroe, Sudan, Africa

Lake, Erg Ubari, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Jeeps driving through desert, Erg Murzuq, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Afzgar Arch, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Tuaregs and primitive cave paintings, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Elephant, primitive rock carving, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Camel caravan, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Camel adorned with colourful tassel and bridles, with camelier, Bikaner Desert Festival, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Portrait of a candidate for Mr. Desert annual competition, Bikaner Desert Festival, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Camel adorned with colourful tassels, Bikaner Desert Festival, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Caravan of people and camels in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Sandy dunes near Lagoa Bonita (Beautiful lagoon) at Parque Nacional dos Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil, South America

Sandy dunes near Lagoa Bonita (Beautiful lagoon) at Parque Nacional dos Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil, South America

Small lagoon and sandy dunes, Parque Nacional dos Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil, South America

Old man playing his sitar, Thar Desert, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Rajasthani girl adorned with jewellery, Bikaner Desert Festival, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Camels adorned with colourful tassels and bridles, Bikaner Desert Festival, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Fishing boats, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, New England, United States of America, North America

Fishing boats, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, New England, United States of America, North America

Uluru, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Three women sitting in the sea and Hyatt hotel and desert cliffs in background, Ein Bokek Hotel Resort, Dead Sea, Israel, Middle East

Sahara Desert, Niger, Africa

Sedimentary rocks, clay, colour banded by iron oxides, horizontal Triassic Chinle Clay, Blue Mesa, Painted Desert, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Migrating barchan sand dunes across road marked by buried telegraph poles, Kharga basin, Western Desert, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

A sand avalanche after a rainstorm in the Sahara Desert, Algeria, North Africa, Africa

Atlantic Coastline, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine, New England, United States of America, North America

Tourists inspecting the large halite salt crystal formations, Devils Golf Course, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Rashaida family in the desert around Massawa, Eritrea, Africa

Rashaida children in their tent in the desert around Massawa, Eritrea, Africa

Rashaida man in the desert around Massawa, Eritrea, Africa

Rashaida girl in the desert around Massawa, Eritrea, Africa

Cardones growing in the altiplano desert near Tilcara, Jujuy, Argentina, South America

Irrigated vegetable garden in the desert hills, near Purmamarca, Jujuy, Argentina, South America

Cardones growing in the desert at 3000 metres, near Alfarcito, Jujuy, Argentina, South America

Sun's rays, natural rock arch, desert scenery, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Sand dunes, desert scenery, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Sunset, desert scenery, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Desert scenery, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Qala'at ibn Maan citadel castle, archaelogical ruins, Palmyra, Syria, Middle East

Boy riding camel, between Maimana and Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia

The Racetrack Point, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Red sand dunes, up to 300m, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Desert Park, Namibia, Africa

Camel in the desert, Wahiba Sands, Sharqiyah region, Oman, Middle East

Caravan of Peul nomads with their animals in the Sahel of Niger, West Africa, Africa

Early morning light on corrugated badlands landscape at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Webfooted gecko (Palmatogecko rangei), Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Prehistoric rock paintings, Wadi Teshuinat, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Prehistoric rock paintings, Wadi Teshuinat, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Tent in desert, Erg Awbari, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa