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Blue Sky Black Death

Desert with dunes and trees

 

Location: Deadvlei, Namibia
Date: December 2018
Photographer: Steven Kenworthy
Home Country: United States
University Affiliation: Alumni
Category: Places
Award: Honorable Mention

"Ever since I saw the movie "The Cell", I became obsessed with Deadvlei, Namibia. This remote place is captivating and mysterious, more so than any other place I've been on the globe. It took more than 5 hours of driving on terrifying gravel roads to arrive here and it was worth every minute of stress. Deadvlei tops my list of enchanting destinations most people would never bother to visit."