Desert Scenes: Photographs of a Quiet Land

Even more than Buddhism I am drawn to the desert. Perhaps they are for love of the same things? The desert, a seemingly spare, unforgiving land, provides bounty for those who seek it. It is a place which invites quiet reflection. Where most assume there is little or no life, time and patience reveal an abundance of it. Even a little rain brings an explosion of color and scent and scurrying life.

Life is here. It is not hiding, or waiting. It resides in all aspects of the desert.

These photographs try to capture the desert landscape and the beauty of its forms.

China's Singing Sands
Ming Sha Shan (Mountains of Singing Sands): Dunhuang, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China

Monument Valley Struggle
In a red desert under a blue sky, a question of life or death: Monument Valley Navajo Park, Utah, USA

Uluru: One Unique Moment
In a day, a thousand Ulurus shimmer under an azure Australian sky.

Uluru: Deepening Red
Uluru (Ayer's Rock), Northern Territory, Australia

Monument Valley Mittens & Buttes
Monument Valley Navajo Park, Utah, USA

Mingsha Shan: Desert Shadowplay
Standing in the desert sands of Mingsha Shan, I snapped this photographic self-portrait of my shadow.

Devil's Marbles Violet Night
Devil's Marbles, Northern Territory, Australia

Mojave Sunset
Sunny heat falls late in the day, Mojave Desert, California, USA

Balance: Devil's Marble
A geologist will explain it as "Spheroidal Weathering." I say, just plain unusual. Devil's Marbles, in the Red Center, Northern Territory, Australia

Gosse Bluff Meteor Crater
Gosse Bluff is a meteor crater in the remote Red Center of Australia.

Monument Valley Dusk
The sun is gone leaving only the encroaching night. Monument Valley Navajo Park, Utah, USA.

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