23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Galactic Welwitcha
While riding across Namibia’s Skeleton Coast and Damaraland, we camped in deeply remote deserts. One night I found a Welwitschia I had long wanted to photograph and slept nearby, rising before dawn to capture the 1,000 year old plant under the stars.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 03.2024 |
| Date Uploaded: | 12.2025 |
| Photo Location: | damaraland, Namibia |
| Copyright: | © Wiktoria West |