Namibia-Sands Of Time

• Prize
  Silver in Press/Travel/Tourism
• Photographer
  Matty Karp, Israel
• Date of Photograph
  July 2025
• Website
  http://mattykarp.com/

This series captures the stark, haunting beauty of Namibia through its landscapes, history, and life. It juxtaposes the eternal geometry of the desert dunes and the decaying, sand-swallowed architecture of Kolmanskop ghost town with the living heartbeat of the land: the resilient Himba women preserving their ancient heritage, and the wild, elemental presence of the Cape Cross seal colony. Together, the images form a tapestry of a land shaped by wind, history, and survival.