20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Golden Dunes

The Sahara Desert in Morocco boasts some of the world's most impressive sand dunes. During the day, these are a standard, mute color of sand. But as the sun sets, they transform - first a light orange, then a deeper orange, and finally a near-red hue just before the sun dips below the horizon.

Photo Detail
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Merzouga, Morocco
Camera: NIKON Z 6_2
Copyright: © Nichoals Benvenuto