Sand Dunes Wolwedans

The wind-swept sand dunes of Namibia in South Africa provide the focus for this bright and colourful desert photograph. The Kalahari Desert is perhaps Namibia's best known geographical feature. Shared with South Africa and Botswana, it has a variety of localized environments ranging from hyper-arid sandy desert, to areas that seem to defy the common definition of desert. One of these areas, known as the Succulent Karoo, is home to over 5000 species of plants. Photography by Peter Paterson