Christophe Courteau

 

NAMIBIA / The Namib Desert

 

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The Namib Desert is the oldest desert on earth. It is also one of the most interesting places in terms of biodiversity. You will find here many recent photographs, and lots of quite old ones (the smalest ones are the archives).

 

 

 

Endless Road in the Namib Desert
Endless Road in the Namib Desert

Red Sand Dunes
Red Sand Dunes

Dead Vlei Tress
Dead Vlei Tress

Peringuey's adder
Peringuey's adder

Web-footed gecko
Web-footed gecko

Cartwheeling Spider
Cartwheeling Spider

Dwelling Desert Elephants
Dwelling Desert Elephants

Dwelling Desert Elephants
Dwelling Desert Elephants

Dwelling Desert Elephants
Dwelling Desert Elephants

Dwelling Desert Elephants
Dwelling Desert Elephants

Oryx
Oryx

Namaqua Chameleon
Namaqua Chameleon

Namaqua Chameleon
Namaqua Chameleon

Oryx
Oryx

Namib Desert Landscape
Namib Desert Landscape

Namib Desert. Skeleton Coast
Namib Desert. Skeleton Coast

Skeleton Coast.
Skeleton Coast.

Skeleton Coast
Skeleton Coast

Dune 45. Namib-Naukluft National Park
Dune 45. Namib-Naukluft National Park

The Skeleton Coast
The Skeleton Coast

Namib Desert. Skeleton Coast. Dune Fields.
Namib Desert. Skeleton Coast. Dune Fields.

Skeleton Coast.
Skeleton Coast.

Dune Field. Namib Desert.
Dune Field. Namib Desert.

Skeleton Coast
Skeleton Coast

The Namib Desert from the sky.
The Namib Desert from the sky.

Namib-Naukluft National Park.
Namib-Naukluft National Park.

Dry Pan in the Dunes of Sossusvlei. Namib Desert
Dry Pan in the Dunes of Sossusvlei. Namib Desert

Ostruches in the Namib Desert
Ostruches in the Namib Desert

Gemsbok walking on the dunes of the Namib Desert
Gemsbok walking on the dunes of the Namib Desert

Gemsboks in the dunes of the Namib Desert
Gemsboks in the dunes of the Namib Desert

Cape Fox during the night in the Namib Desert
Cape Fox during the night in the Namib Desert

Sand Beetle
Sand Beetle

Desert Elephants in the Damaraland Dunes
Desert Elephants in the Damaraland Dunes

Desert Elephants. Cow and her calf
Desert Elephants. Cow and her calf

Welwitschia mirabilis in the dry plains of the Namib
Welwitschia mirabilis in the dry plains of the Namib

Desert Elephant  feeding on accacias / Damaraland
Desert Elephant feeding on accacias / Damaraland

Wild plant in the dry pan of the Sossusvlei Dunes. Namib Desert
Wild plant in the dry pan of the Sossusvlei Dunes. Namib Desert

San (Bushmen) Carvings of Twyfelfontein
San (Bushmen) Carvings of Twyfelfontein

Nara. Desert cucumber of the Namib
Nara. Desert cucumber of the Namib

Nara, Desert cucumbers
Nara, Desert cucumbers

Quiver Tree (Aloa dichotoma)
Quiver Tree (Aloa dichotoma)

Dead Vlei - Namib National Park
Dead Vlei - Namib National Park

Dead Tree in the dunes of Sossusvlei
Dead Tree in the dunes of Sossusvlei

Fossil Trees Dead Vlei - Namib-Naukluft National Park
Fossil Trees Dead Vlei - Namib-Naukluft National Park

Fossil Tree of Dead Vlei - Namib-Naukluft National Park
Fossil Tree of Dead Vlei - Namib-Naukluft National Park

Fossil Trees of Dead Vlei / Namib-Naukluft National Park
Fossil Trees of Dead Vlei / Namib-Naukluft National Park

Prints in the sand
Prints in the sand

Cactus-like, extremely toxic / Damaraland
Cactus-like, extremely toxic / Damaraland

South African Edelweiss. Very rare. Blooming only after heavy rain in the desert
South African Edelweiss. Very rare. Blooming only after heavy rain in the desert

Damarana, another deathly Euphorbia / Damaraland
Damarana, another deathly Euphorbia / Damaraland

Shovel-snouted Lizard
Shovel-snouted Lizard

Solitary Tree in Sossusvlei's dune field
Solitary Tree in Sossusvlei's dune field

Sossusvlei Dunes
Sossusvlei Dunes

Ripple Marks in the Sossusvlei's Dunes
Ripple Marks in the Sossusvlei's Dunes

Gravel Road in the Namib desert
Gravel Road in the Namib desert

Sessriem Canyon after the rain season / Namib
Sessriem Canyon after the rain season / Namib

African cow-boys in winter. Damaraland
African cow-boys in winter. Damaraland

Moose, the famous Solitaire's face
Moose, the famous Solitaire's face

Fire Camp / Namib Desert
Fire Camp / Namib Desert

Scorpion, by night in the camp
Scorpion, by night in the camp

 

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