13 Beautiful Photographs of Sand Dunes

Sand dunes are an almost compulsory subject to shoot when you're lucky enough to be taking photographs in the desert. The strong lines and shadows also make them a fantastic subject for composing compelling images too. We think this collection of photographs of sand dunes has done well in exactly that.

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Rob is the founder of Light Stalking. His love for photography started as a child with a Kodak Instamatic and pushed him into building this fantastic place all these years later, and you can get to know him better here.
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Camera: Nikon D810
Lenses: Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

14 Comments

nr 1 is just perfect (to my taste) !

I always wanted to photograph these landsapes!

I hope it going to happen soon, these photos are great!

Beautiful shots!!!! Some remind one of Great Sand Dunes out west!!

Lovely! How do you keep the sand out of your camera?

That’s my question as well! I had the great opportunity to visit White Sands, New Mexico while in high school and got a grain or two of sand in my lens mechanism on my point and shoot, it didn’t seize up, but the lens never operated smoothly after that. I’d be too afraid to take my DSLR out there now!

There are a few very nice shots. I especially find 1, 3 and the last one to stand out.

Here’s one from the Canaries:

https://www.philcrean.com/grancanaria/e1af90478

love shooting them.

Tried to include a photo as per your instructions but it don’t work

Here’s a link; https://www.philcrean.com/grancanaria/e1af90478

Thanks
Phil

Mine is the 10th image down, the panoramic with the 2 girls (sisters) walking across the sand dunes of Playa De Ingles, taken in Gran Canaria.

I’m glad you like it. One of the last images taken of the holiday (and best!)

I like the drama, saturation & shadows of images 1 & 3… nice work!

Very nice images. Simple yet dramatic

Number 3 is my photo (click on “more info” below the photo if my link doesn’t work) of the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. Believe or not, but these dunes are neither close the ocean nor in the desert, but is surrounded by mountains (as can be seen in the background of the photo). It has been viewed by thousands of people and is often linked as a favorite in flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/scfiasco). While I was shooting this photo, I kept cursing the clouds, but once I viewed the finished product, it was actually a “right mistake”. Thank you for posting it along with all these other great photos. Ed Siasoco