Erg Chebbi, violet for a quarter hour

Six dawns walked into the erg from Merzouga before the camps woke up. The dunes go violet for fifteen minutes after the sun drops and orange for the rest of the day.

Africa 31° 09' N · 4° 00' W

Sahara 1

Six dawns walked into the erg from Merzouga before the camps woke up. The dunes go violet for fifteen minutes after the sun drops and orange for the rest of the day.

Shot at 31.15° N, 4.00° W in March, 6 days on the ground, for Dune and Sea Journal. Every frame is captioned from the logbook with the time and the weather.

The other frames
Sahara 2
One dune holding the last sun
Sahara 3
The ridges at noon on the recce
Sahara 4
The camp from the ridge, twilight