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Overnight camp in the Sahara desert, Mauritania

Overnight

Overnight camp in the Sahara desert, Mauritania

An unexpected encounter in the Simien Mountains, followed years later by a return to the Bale Highlands… Through this story,…

Snow monkeys (in Japanese, nihonzaru 日本猿), also known as Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata), are the only species of primate living…

Lake Karum is a salt lake located in Ethiopia, at the northern end of the Great Rift Valley. This lake,…

Larger than Australia with its 8 million square kilometres, the Sahara has not always been the biggest hot desert on…

Under the Siberian’s winter freezing temperatures, Baïkal lake’s surface is changing into ice several months a year, usually from beginning…

The Palau archipelago is located in West Pacific Ocean, east of Philippines. The archipelago is composed of more than 250…

The Erta Ale is an Ethiopian volcano located in the Afar region, at the north east of the country, in…

23 to 7 millions of years ago, during the Miocene era, Amazonia was partially covered by seawater. Cetaceans were living…

Called the « Blue Pearl » because of its water purity, the Khövsgöl lake (in mongolian : ᠺᠥᠪᠰᠦᠭᠦᠯ) is a…

Located in the Philippines, Sulu Sea, the Tubbataha Reef has became a protected marine park on August 11th, 1988. This marine…

The Simien Mountains are located in the northern Ethiopian Highlands. Since 1978 they are a UNESCO World Heritage Site (with…

Raja Ampat, or “The Four Kings,” is an Indonesian archipelago comprising four main islands and approximately 1,500 smaller islets. Located…

To each their own hat, and for each headgear, a unique meaning. In Peru, and more broadly across the Andean…

The Kyrgyz proverb “He who has no horse has no feet” speaks volumes about the lifestyle of these mountain shepherds.…

Here is a selection of images captured during dives in the Egyptian Red Sea. This region is world-renowned for its…

Today it is particularly hot. The air is dry and it hasn’t rained for months, yet you are crossing the…

Socotra is a Yemeni island covering an area of approximately 3,579 km². Located over 250 km from the nearest coast,…

Today, the Masks are emerging. They parade and dance to accompany a Dozo hunter toward his afterlife. The crops were…

All of the images presented here were captured in Indonesia, specifically within the marine area of Komodo National Park. This…

Tasman Glacier, the largest of New Zealand, offers to its visitors a beautiful sight. Ice blocks collaps from its southern…