Algeria Selection

Algeria: exploring some of the world’s most spectacular Saharan landscapes

Algeria is the largest country in Africa. While most of its population lives along the Mediterranean coast, more than 80% of its territory lies within the Sahara, one of the largest deserts on Earth. This immense wilderness is far more diverse than many imagine, combining vast dune fields, rocky plateaus, sandstone mountains, deep canyons and isolated oases.

The photographs in this gallery were mainly taken in the Algerian Sahara, particularly in the Tadrart Rouge, the Tassili n’Immidir, and the Essendilène region. These are among the most breathtaking desert landscapes I have ever explored. Wind continuously reshapes the dunes, erosion has carved extraordinary rock formations, and the changing light transforms the scenery from sunrise to moonlit nights.

The Algerian Sahara also preserves an exceptional record of Africa’s climatic past. Thousands of prehistoric rock engravings and paintings reveal that these deserts were once fertile savannas inhabited by giraffes, elephants, hippopotamuses and many other animals that have long since disappeared from the region. Today, these remarkable archaeological sites rank among the world’s finest examples of prehistoric rock art.

Through these photographs, I invite you to discover one of the planet’s last great wildernesses, where silence, endless horizons and extraordinary light create landscapes unlike anywhere else.