This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. I got my first lesson in the physics of sand dunes in 1998 on an expedition into the Sahara. In order to take aerial ...

In the heart of Dasht-e Kavir, a large desert in Iran, there is an enormous area of sand dunes known as Rig-e ... A brave, Danish traveler and photographer, Thomas Flensted, paired up with RO ...

Fred is the Articles Editor at Outside. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes on first mention in Death Valley National Park are a photographer’s playground. The golden mounds that rise 600 feet from ...

Camera operator Oliver Mueller lines up a repeat shot on a return visit to the sand dunes after the bloom is over. Photographer: Paul Williams we were able to capture our second extremely rare ...

Michael Schober (Austria) reveals a precious waterhole inset like a green gem within the sand dunes of the Namib Desert ... When he was 20 years old Michael completed an apprenticeship as a ...

Behind many of these beaches are sand dune systems which provide homes for diverse forms of wildlife including plants and insects, some so highly specialised that without these dune habitats ...

Sand dunes are challenging terrain ... the park’s dark skies make it an incredible spot for night sky photography. With endless fjords, hikes, and natural beauty, Norway is amazing, but did ...