Namib Desert from above

• Photographer
  Yi Sun, United Kingdom
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• Website
  http://www.yisunphotography.com

This series of aerial photos were taken above the Namib Desert. This
area is famous for its amazing large orange ancient sand dunes, dead
trees in Sossusvlei and the amazing extraterrestrial fairy circles. The
latter is a mysterious natural phenomenon of southwest Africa and
particularly common in Namibia. They consist of circular patches of
barren land, typically 2-15 meters in diameter, with no vegetation
growth, but often encircled with a ring of over grown grasses.
Scientists have yet to explain the cause of these circles, although many
theories have been put forward, including termites. This surreal
landscape is occupied by wild mountain zebra and Oryx.

• Awards
  * IPA 2014 - 1st Prize Winner - Panoramic Category * IPA 2014 - 2nd Prize Winner - Panoramic Category * ND Awards 2014 - 3rd Prize Winner - Night Photography Category * The EPSON International Pano Awards - 25th Place - Open award Nature Category