Posts Tagged ‘Namibia’
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House of Sand
Photograph by Romain Veillon, National Geographic Your Shot
In the abandoned diamond-mining town of Pomona on the Namibian coast, sand devours buildings like this one, a house on a hill outside the main village. “I was amazed by what I saw inside, the purity of the sand that was untouched for years, maybe decades,” writes Your Shot member Romain Veillon, who was shooting Pomona and nearby Kolmanskop for a photography project. “This picture always makes me wonder about the story of the people who used to live there—and what they were thinking when they were looking at this incredible view.”
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Sunset Walk
Photograph by Terry Allen, National Geographic Your Shot
“I’ve long had a romance with wildlife and admired the work done by Marlice van Vuuren and her husband at the N/a’an ku sê Foundation in Windhoek, Namibia, especially in the area of cheetah conservation,” writes Terry Allen, who shared this picture with our Your Shot community. “Marlice hand-raised an orphan cheetah as part of her conservation efforts and enjoys educating visitors by providing the opportunity to walk with her and her cheetah. At the end of a sunset walk, [they] were interacting at the top of a small rise. I took several shots to get just the right positioning of both heads, conveying the great trust between the two.”
Allen’s image recently appeared in Your Shot’s Daily Dozen.
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http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/gulls-mercury-island-namibia/
Home to Roost
Photograph by Thomas P. Peschak, National Geographic
Gulls, gannets, and penguins are neighbors on Mercury Island, near the Diamond Coast of Namibia. The country’s first marine protected area aims to reduce human disturbance and increase natural abundance around Mercury and ten other islands along 250 miles of coastline.
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Sands of Time
Photograph by Bonnie Flamer
Sand dunes spill through the doorway of a reclaimed home in the ghost town of Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop, formerly home to a diamond mine, was abandoned in 1954 after the precious mineral was depleted.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. Winners will be announced July 31.
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Photograph by Thomas Dressler
March 2014
Namibia—Some 300 people a month trudge up the sandy slopes of desert dunes near Swakopmund for the novelty of “sandboarding.” Fans say sand is a bit slower than snow—but much softer if you fall.
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